Also called: Aging Specialist
Studies aging and designs programs, products, and policies for older adults.
Might research loneliness among older adults, help a tech company design a phone seniors can actually use, or run a city's aging services department.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in gerontology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Gerontology, Sociology, Psychology.
Growing faster than average. Growing.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds research and data analysis; understanding older people and running aging programs stays human, with fewer pure research jobs.
Classes: AP Psychology, Sociology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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