Social

The Helpers: Help people grow, change, heal and get along for humanity.

Caring, responsible, and warm. Like working with people to inform, empower, inspire, train, or heal them.

Descriptors:

  • Caring
  • Helpful
  • Responsible
  • Cooperative
  • Kind
  • Understanding
  • Insightful
  • Friendly
  • Warm

Values:

  • Helping and empowering
  • Instructing
  • Nurturing
  • Communication
  • Community
  • Growth
  • Spirituality
  • Trust

Work Activities:

  • Helping and encouraging
  • Counseling or mentoring
  • Teaching and training
  • Guiding
  • Facilitating
  • Helping people with problems
  • Leading discussions
  • Expressing myself and communicating
  • Mediating disputes
  • Planning or supervising activities
  • Working in groups
  • Serving others
  • Working with kids

Majors:

These are a small sample of majors for Social types.

  • Child Development
  • Counseling
  • Dietetics or Nutrition
  • Elementary Education
  • ESL Teaching
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Family Studies
  • Health Education
  • Hearing and Speech
  • Human Services
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Public Health
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Religious Studies
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Work
  • Special Education
  • Urban or Women’s Studies

Careers:

These are a small sample of careers for Social types with their full Holland theme code. Click on them to learn more about the career.

ECC Programs for Social Careers:
You can complete training at ECC for these careers. Click on them to learn more about the career and ECC program.

Career Clusters:

  • Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
  • Education and Training
  • Health Sciences
  • Human Services
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

Learn more about each career cluster and individual careers within them.

Might Enjoy Work in:

  • Human Resources
  • Social Services
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Health Services
  • Child and Adult Care
  • Mental Health