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Work and Family Studies.

Types of Degrees Work and Family Studies. Majors Are Earning

Those studying Work and Family Studies. may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	9

What Work and Family Studies. Majors Need to Know

Programs in Work and Family Studies. develop a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Work and Family Studies. graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

Coursework in Work and Family Studies. emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• English Language — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 5.7 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Psychology — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Administration and Management — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set developed in a Work and Family Studies. program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to Work and Family Studies. careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Work and Family Studies. graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Training and Teaching Others	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.0 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.0 / 7
Working with Computers	3.9 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	3.9 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	3.9 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	3.9 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	3.8 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Work and Family Studies. professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Desire2Learn LMS software	Computer based training software	—
Image scanning software	Optical character reader OCR or scanning software	—
Social computing tools	Web page creation and editing software	—
Database management systems	Data base management system software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Collaborative editing software	Word processing software	—
Blackboard Learn	Computer based training software	—
Zoom	Video conferencing software	—
iParadigms Turnitin	Information retrieval or search software	—
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Calendar and scheduling software	Calendar and scheduling software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Work and Family Studies. graduates include:

• Lecturer
• Survey Research Teacher
• Urban Planning Teacher
• Weight Control Lecturer
• City Planning Teacher
• Urban Planning Professor
• Survey Research Professor
• Science Teacher
• Foreign Service Teacher
• Labor Relations Teacher
• Family Consumer Science Teacher
• Humanities Teacher
• Naval Science Teacher
• Social Science Professor
• Liberal Arts Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Work and Family Studies. graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	48.0%
Master’s degree	36.5%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	7.9%
Bachelor’s degree	3.7%
Postsecondary certificate	1.9%
Some college courses	1.0%
Post-doctoral training	0.8%
First professional degree	0.3%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Work and Family Studies.?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly male, with men earning 77.8% of Work and Family Studies. degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	2	22.2%
Men	7	77.8%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Work and Family Studies. graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	1	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1	11.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	44.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	11.1%
Two or More Races	2	22.2%

^{See minority definition below.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family Consumer Human Sciences	53,684
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	42,800
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	3,867
Apparel and Textiles	2,711
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	2,227
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	1,166
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	493
Housing and Human Environments	255
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	156
Work and Family Studies	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.