Also called: Founder
Starts a new organization or business designed to solve a social problem.
Pitches to funders in the morning, tests a new program idea with a few families in the afternoon, and answers emails late into the night. In the early years, does a little of everything.
Huge spread: early founders may pay themselves little; successful ones lead organizations with large budgets.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. No set path; many have a bachelor's and experience in the problem they're solving.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Social Innovation, Business, Public Policy.
Growing about average. Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI lets small teams do more with less; spotting a social problem and building trust with people stay human.
Classes: Business or entrepreneurship, Speech, Sociology.
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