What are PLU sociology graduates doing?
A PLU education can lead many places by equipping you with invaluable experiences and excellent intellectual skills. Your future career may or may not directly relate to your major. Check out what alumni are doing with their major and begin to explore the possibilities.
| Class | Job Title | Employer | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ABA Therapist | Behavioral Therapy | WA |
| 2012 | Act Six Program Assistant | Americorps | WA |
| 2009 | Adjutant General | United States Army | SC |
| 1996 | Admin | YMCA | OR |
| 2008 | Admissions Counselor | The News School | NY |
| 2001 | Adult Probation Officer | Maricopa County | AZ |
| 2009 | AmeriCorps | Northwest Leadership Foundation | WA |
| 1998 | Aquatic Director | Pierce Co. Boys and Girls Club | WA |
| 2002 | Assistant Director | University of Washington | WA |
| 2011 | Assistant Football Coach | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2004 | Assistant Manager | Lyndale Glass | WA |
| 1997 | Assistant Professor | California State University, Fullerton | CA |
| 2002 | Assistant Professor of Sociology | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2003 | Assistant Professor, Division of Social Sciences | Alfred University | NY |
| 1998 | Associate Director / Information Analyst- Financial Aid | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2008 | Assistant Vice President, Office of the Provost | Seattle University-Office of the Provost | WA |
| 2003 | Assistant Accounting / Admin. Assistant to Dealer | Commonwealth Foreign Exchange | OR |
| 1995 | Attorney | Laycoe & Bogdon PC | WA |
| 2006 | Attorney | Lynch & Associates Law Firm | AK |
| 1998 | Attorney / Clerk | Intermediate Court of Appeals | HI |
| 2008 | Bridge Coordinating Assistant | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2003 | Business Development Manager | The Geneva Foundation | DC |
| 2003 | Captain | United States Army | CA |
| 2006 | Captain | United States Army | WA |
| 2009 | Case Manager | Tacoma Goodwill | WA |
| 2005 | Case Resource Manager | Dept. of Social & Health Services / Division of Developmental Disabilities | WA |
| 1996 | Chemical Dependency Intern | Pierce County Alliance | WA |
| 1996 | Child and Family Therapist | Child & Family Psychiatric Center (Private Practice) | OR |
| 2008 | Clinic Manager | Family Care Physical Therapy | WA |
| 2005 | Clinical Case Manager / Housing First | Greater Lakes Mental Healthcare | WA |
| 2001 | Clinical Manager | Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | NH |
| 2000 | Clinical Volunteer | Greater Lakes Medical Health Center | WA |
| 2007 | Consultant | Holden Village | NY |
| 2012 | Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer | Washington State Patrol | WA |
| 2006 | Community Corrections Officer | Department of Corrections | WA |
| 2007 | Community Mental Health Work | The Salvation Army (B.C., Canada) | BC |
| 1998 | Compliance Analyst | Stanford University | CA |
| 1999 | Corporate Accountant | Thrifty Care Rental | WA |
| 2006 | Corrections Officer Remann Hall School | Pierce County | WA |
| 1999 | Captain / Military Police Officer | United States Army | GA |
| 2006 | Crisis Therapist | Good Samaritan Healthcare | WA |
| 2004 | Customer Relations Specialist | Big Brothers Big Sisters | WA |
| 2004 | Customer Service Representative | Seattle Mariners | WA |
| 2003 | Destination Manager | Buch, Cotton & Scott LLC | WA |
| 2011 | Detention Officer | Gray Harbor Juvenile Detention | WA |
| 2004 | Diagnostic Medical Stenographer | AmeriCorps | AK |
| 2005 | Director of Auxiliary Services | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2002 | Director, TRIO Students Support Services | University of Washington | WA |
| 2008 | Director, Urban Leaders in Training | Northwest Leadership Foundation | WA |
| 2001 | Disaster Recovery Operations Specialist | Metropolitan Victoria (Red Cross) | IL |
| 2004 | Docent Program Coordinator | Seattle Art Museum | WA |
| 2010 | Domestic Violence Advocate | YWCA | WA |
| 2012 | Domestic Violence Victims' Advocate | Our Sisters' House | WA |
| 1995 | Educational Consultant | Oakland Intermediate School District | MI |
| 2001 | Emergency Case Worker | Lutheran Volunteer Corps | WA |
| 2011 | Employment Consultant | Vadis | WA |
| 2004 | Executive Director | University of Iowa- Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center | IN |
| 2005 | Executive Assistant | Interstate Distributor Co. | WA |
| 2005 | Family Readiness Support Assistant | Department of Defense | WA |
| 2003 | Family Therapist | Bethany Christian Services | WA |
| 2006 | FF&V Customer Service Rep | Coastal Pacific Food Distributors (Stockton, CA) | AP |
| 2012 | Finance and Administration Assistant | Chicago Community Loan Fund | WA |
| 1998 | Finance, Parish Administrator | King of Glory Lutheran Church | WI |
| 1996 | Financial Coordinator | Hurst Chiropractic | CO |
| 1995 | Firefighter | Lakewood Fire Department | WA |
| 2004 | Foreign Service Officer | U.S. Department of State | AE |
| 2009 | Forestry Technician | USDA Forest Service | WA |
| 2006 | Freelancer | The New School | NY |
| 2004 | Full-Time Instructor | Chonnam National University | WA |
| 2010 | Girls in Care Program Assistant | Girl Scouts of Western Washington | WA |
| 2004 | Graduate Student | City University of New York | NC |
| 2000 | Graduate / Research Coordinator | University of Washington | WA |
| 2003 | Human Resources | Weyerhaeuser Company | WA |
| 2008 | Human Resources Assistant | Northwest's Child | WA |
| 2000 | Investigator | Key Point Government Solutions | WA |
| 1996 | Juvenile Detention Officer | King County Corrections | WA |
| 1999 | Kindergarten Teacher | Concordia Lutheran School | WA |
| 2011 | Law Student | Gonzaga University | WA |
| 2004 | Lead Teacher / Advocate | Family Services of Grant County | WA |
| 2003 | Leadership Gifts Officer | Lutheran Volunteer Corps | WA |
| 2000 | Lecturer of Education | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2004 | Legal Operations Assistant | Amazon.com | WA |
| 2002 | Librarian | Crooked Oak Schools | TX |
| 2012 | Library, Circulation Student Worker | University Of Wisconsin | MN |
| 2008 | Lieutenant | Washington State Patrol | WA |
| 2002 | Manager | Enterprise | WA |
| 1996 | Marketing Manager | Clark County Fair Association | WA |
| 1996 | Marketing Manager Midwest Region | Korea National Tourism Trade | WA |
| 2008 | Marriage & Family Therapist | Self Employed | WA |
| 2005 | McPherson Center Coordinator | Hutchinson Community College | KS |
| 1996 | Mental Health Evaluation Specialist | Pierce County Human Services | WA |
| 2000 | Missionary | Food for the Hungry International | WA |
| 2001 | Nurse - Neurology Floor | Johns Hopkins Hospital | CO |
| 2004 | Occupational Therapist | Aegis Therapies | GA |
| 1996 | Occupational Therapist | Innovative Services Northwest | WA |
| 2005 | Office Administrator | Sound Youth Counseling | WA |
| 2007 | Office Assistant | WA State Criminal Justice Training Commission | WA |
| 2004 | Office Manager | The Healing Center, Seattle | WA |
| 2009 | On-Call Production Assistant | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2001 | Partner - Attorney | Smith Alling, P.S. | WA |
| 1996 | Payroll Admin. | Fireshield | WA |
| 2004 | Pilot | Erin Air | WA |
| 2005 | Plan Holder Specialist / Accounts Receivable | Contractor Plan Center | OR |
| 1996 | Police Officer | City of Bonney Lake | WA |
| 2004 | Policy Analyst | International Relief | MD |
| 2001 | Preschool Instructor | Utah School District: School for the Deaf and Blind | CO |
| 1999 | Prevention Specialist | Metropolitan Development Council | WA |
| 2007 | Program Director | Clean Earth Consulting | WA |
| 2008 | Program Coordinator | Pacific Lutheran University | WA |
| 2005 | Program Support Supervisor | Pierce College | WA |
| 2004 | Project Manager | Iron Mountain Constructors, LLC | WA |
| 1999 | Psychologist | The Mindful Journey | UT |
| 1998 | Psychotherapist | Shoreline School District | WA |
| 1995 | Realtor | John L Scott Real Estate | OR |
| 2004 | Records Specialist | City of Tacoma | WA |
| 1998 | Regional Emergency Management Specialist | Federal Government | WA |
| 1995 | Regional Sales Manager | Schaeffer Manufacturing Co | WA |
| 2000 | Research Analyst & Graduate Student | Center of Biosecurity of UPMC | WA |
| 2003 | Research Assistant | Xtria LLC | VA |
| 2000 | Research Coordinator | University of Washington | WA |
| 1999 | Researcher (at Department of Special Education) | National University of Tainan | |
| 2005 | Residential Learning Coordinator | Winthrop University | SC |
| 2002 | Residential Services Coordinator | Mental Health Kokua | HI |
| 2007 | Sales Coordinator | Avis / Budget Group Corporate Sales | WA |
| 2011 | Sales Facilitator | Proctor Sales Inc. | WA |
| 1999 | Sales Representative | Ray Arndt Optical Supplies | OR |
| 2001 | School Counselor | Garden Grove Unified School District | CA |
| 2000 | School Counselor | South Kitsap School District | WA |
| 2002 | School Psychology | Seattle University | OR |
| 2006 | School Counselor | Haines Borough School District | AK |
| 2002 | Senior Director of Annual Funds & Grateful Patient Family Programs | Seattle Children's Hospital | WA |
| 1995 | Senior Investigator | US Investigative Services | WA |
| 2007 | Social Worker | State Of Washington | WA |
| 2007 | Social Worker | DSHS | WA |
| 2003 | Sociology Graduate Student | SUNY Albany | NY |
| 2001 | Sozo Dirt, City Life | Tacoma Youth for Christ | WA |
| 2008 | Senior Consultant | Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) | WA |
| 2006 | Senior Transitional Living Specialist | Youth Villages | TN |
| 2005 | Student, Medical School Counseling | University of Puget Sound | WA |
| 2003 | Substitute Teacher | Enterprise School District | WA |
| 1998 | Services Coordinator | State of Oregon Child Welfare | OR |
| 2008 | Teacher | Tacoma School District | WA |
| 1999 | Teacher | NFI Talents | WA |
| 2002 | Teacher | Tacoma School District | WA |
| 2006 | Teaching Assistant | University of Kansas | MT |
| 1996 | Teaching Associate | University of Washington | WA |
| 1999 | Technical Recruiter | Excell Data Corporation | WA |
| 1999 | Teleservice Representative | Social Security Administration | WA |
| 1997 | Territory Manager | Norwesco | WA |
| 1995 | Title 1 / LAP Reading Specialist / Private Tutor | Shoreline School District | WA |
| 2003 | Triage Clinician | Volunteers of America | WA |
| 2007 | Underwriter | Travelers Property and Casualty | ID |
| 1997 | Urban Planner- Social Worker | Avalon Housing | MI |
| 2007 | Victim Advocate | Elkhart County Prosecutor | IN |
| 2008 | Victims Advocate Supervisor | Crystal Judson Family Justice Center | WA |
| 2004 | Videographer | KIRO-TV | WA |
| 2007 | Vietnam Program Director | Faith International Adoptions | WA |
| 1996 | Vocational Rehab Counselor | OSC Vocational Systems | WA |
| 2002 | WorkFirst Coordinator | Skagit County Community Action Agency | WA |
| 2000 | Worship Director | Clover Creek Bible Fellowship | HI |
| 2010 | Youth Tutoring Coordinator | Neighborhood House | WA |