This industry may be for you if you are interested in:

• studying people, culture and societies
• researching and analysing data
• researching historical structures and places
• working with others in a team
• writing reports, publishing books and delivering lectures
• creating displays and online information to help educate the public.

The public sector is a big employer of social scientists and there are a broad range of careers in a variety of areas, including:

• universities and polytechnics
• local authorities, such as city and district councils
• government departments
• the health sector
• private research consulting firms
• non-profit organisations
• marketing and advertising firms.

People working in the industry can range from labourers working on archaeological sites through to university lecturers and academics, museum officials, political scientists, government policy and planning experts, specialist consultants and management roles.