Careers in Careers in Child Child

DevelopmentDevelopment

Within the area of Within the area of child care therechild care there

is an almost endlessis an almost endless variety of careers!variety of careers!

Some careers adults Some careers adults work with children work with children directly called direct directly called direct intervention.intervention.

Some work on behalf of Some work on behalf of children, but not directly children, but not directly with children.with children.

7 Areas of Child 7 Areas of Child Development CareersDevelopment Careers

1.1. Health and protective Health and protective servicesservices

2.2. Care and educationCare and education

3.3. EntertainmentEntertainment

4.4. DesignDesign

5.5. advertisingadvertising

6.6. Marketing and Marketing and managementmanagement

7.7. Research, consulting and Research, consulting and entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship

Health and Health and protective services protective services

CareersCareers PediatricianPediatrician Pediatric dentistsPediatric dentists School NurseSchool Nurse Clinical child psychologistClinical child psychologist Counseling psychologistCounseling psychologist School psychologistSchool psychologist Developmental Developmental

psychologistpsychologist DieticiansDieticians School food service School food service

personnelpersonnel

Child, family and school Child, family and school social workerssocial workers

Medical and public health Medical and public health social workerssocial workers

Mental health and Mental health and substance abuse social substance abuse social workersworkers

Licensing personnelLicensing personnel Juvenile officersJuvenile officers

Care and Care and EducationEducation

Child care providersChild care providers Teachers and assistantsTeachers and assistants Special Education teachersSpecial Education teachers Leaders, managers and Leaders, managers and

administratorsadministrators Parent educatorsParent educators Family life educatorsFamily life educators Family life coordinatorsFamily life coordinators LibrariansLibrarians High school teachers and High school teachers and

professorsprofessors Child and youth leadersChild and youth leaders Recreational instructorsRecreational instructors

EntertainmentEntertainment

ProducersProducers directorsdirectors TechniciansTechnicians WritersWriters performersperformers

Design child Design child related related productsproducts

Design

Advertise Advertise and market and market children’s children’s productsproducts

Advertising, Marketing and Management

Research, consulting and advocacy.

Entrepreneurship Research on

children and their needs

At home child-care

Child photographer