Human Services

Welcome to the Human Services Community! Learn more here about the different career paths you can pursue, get resources to start your career journey and take next steps to pursue career opportunities.

Human Service occupations are any that provide or facilitate services to improve the personal, emotional/mental wellbeing of others. This includes highly trained specialists like mental health care professionals, counselors & social workers as well as childcare workers, cosmetologists, personal care aides and workers representing religious organizations. If you have the motivation to improve the lives of others then the human services cluster is worth considering.

Occupations within Human Services

How to Achieve Your Goals Over Break

As the much-needed Thanksgiving break is just around the corner, it may be incredibly tempting to kick up your feet and not think about school at all during the break. That being said, many students also use this time to …

By Kate Dehart
Kate Dehart Intern: Academic Coach
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Class registration

Priority registration for Spring classes opened Monday, November 6th. If you have yet to meet with your advisors now is the perfect time to schedule that appointment. We encourage students to schedule appointments with their advisors as soon as possible …

By Cristal Resendiz-Ramos
Cristal Resendiz-Ramos Intern: Academic Coach
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Who’s Hiring? 11 Nonprofits Hiring for Manager-Level Roles

If you’ve been working in the social-impact sector for a few years, you may be starting to think about next steps; how you’d like to grow personally and professionally, and what you need to do to get to where you …

By Idealist Careers
Idealist Careers | Helping you land, love, and grow in your social-impact career. And visit Idealist.org explore thousands of great jobs and social-impact organizations near you.
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Handshake Shares Impactful Jobs for Human Services Majors

Whether in Humanities, Psychology, or Human Development, the job market for Human Services majors may seem overwhelming, especially if you want to start your career in a meaningful field after finishing your degree. In a recent article by Handshake, WSU’s …

By Aimee Tejeda Lunn
Aimee Tejeda Lunn Employer Relations Manager
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Partnership for Public Service & Federal Government Internship Programs

The Partnership for Public Service is a non-profit & non-partisan organization that with the goal of providing support for current government workers and helping match young people to government opportunities. Learn more about their internship support programs!

By Harrison Hughes
Harrison Hughes Career Coach & Academic Advisor
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The Partnership for Public Service

The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to support the …

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Learn From Professionals – What is it like working in Human Services?

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The following is a short list of organizations that assist in research of the occupations in the Human Services community.

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