Career Opportunities
From aging services facilities to leisure activities to theatre, career opportunities in Gerontology are growing rapidly along with our aging population.
Careers in the field of aging are expanding rapidly in a wide variety of areas, including assisted living communities, senior centers, adult day care, counseling, home health agencies, etc. In addition, many professionals apply their specialties to helping older adults, such as athletic trainers, attorneys or counselors who specialize in applying their field to serving older adults.
Careers in Aging
There are a number of options for careers in Aging. Possibilities include working in Aging Services, such as Assisted Living Communities, Senior Centers, Longterm Care and Adult Day Care Centers. Another option is to apply the study of Aging to a specific profession, such as counselors who wish to work with elders and their families or travel agents who wish to package trips and tours for senior adults. For further information on careers in Aging, try visiting the websites for the following organizations:
- AgeWork
- American Counseling Association
- American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
- American Nurses' Association (ANA)
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- American Society on Aging (ASA)
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
- Careers in Aging
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Council on Aging
- National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)
- The Gerontological Society of America
Federal Government Employment and Training
- Careers with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Careers with the Social Service Administration
- Department of Veterans Affairs – Jobs
- Geriatric Education Centers: U.S. Bureau of Health Resources and Services Administration
- U.S. National Institutes of Health – jobs
- U.S. Administration on Aging – Internships
- U.S. Administration on Aging – Jobs
- U.S. National Institute on Aging – jobs
Articles on Careers in Aging
- Baby Boomers Mature and Gerontological Counseling Comes of Age (PDF)
- Careers in Aging – A Booming Industry (Linda Weiner)
- Careers in Aging Services
- Working as a Gerontologist in Business (Stephanie Chappell)
- Why Geriatirics as a Career Choice? (David H. Solomon) – PDF
- Future Shock: the Effects of the Demographic Imperative for Jobs in Aging (Kathleen Wilber) – PDF
- Why Study Aging and Older Persons? (PDF)
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