Curious about why people think, act, and live the way they do? Are you interested in exploring society and how communities work? If yes, a career as a sociologist could be for you. Sociologists study human society, interactions and social behaviour. They examine the social effects of cultural, political and economic systems and organisations.

Sociologists may do all or some of the following:

• usually work regular business hours
• usually work at universities, research organisations and in offices and may travel
• need to be methodical, communicate well and identify and solve problems
• study human society and behaviour
• plan and do social sciences research
• analyse research and data
• collect information from people
• develop research methods
• provide advice on laws and community issues