Common Career Titles for Deaf Studies from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:

Audiologists
Interpreters and Translator
Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Social Workers
Special Education Teachers
Speech-Language Pathologists

Other Job Titles:

Careers Working with Deaf People

Addiction Services
Advocacy
ASL Teacher
Case Manager
Counselor
Cued Speech Transliterator
Deafblind-related careers
Educational Advocate
Health Care
Job Coach
Lawyer with deaf clients
Occupational Therapist
Police/Parole Officer
Program Coordinator
Psychologist
Religious Careers
Research Assistant
School Psychologist
Student Life Counselor
Vocational Evaluator
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Interpreters
Educational
Staff
Free-lance
Customer Service (Interpreter Referral Service)

Teaching Careers
Deaf School
Mainstream School
Itinerant Teacher
Family Education
Teaching Assistant

Additional Resources - Careers in Deaf Studies

• TU Deaf Studies Major – Career Resources
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association – Academic/Research Career Profiles
• Deaf Linx – Careers Working with the Deaf Community
• Discover Interpreting
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf - Interpreting & RID Overview
  

Career Insider Downloadable Guides

• Career Launcher: Education
• Career Launcher: Health Care Providers
• Career Launcher: Nonprofit Organizations
• Vault Career Guide to Social Work
  

Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources.

TU Deaf Studies Department Internship Coordinator: Sheryl Cooper, Ph.D

Research/Internship Opportunities:

• American School for the Deaf Internship Program
  
• Consider interning abroad! Search for opportunities by using the keyword "internship."
• Hire@TU Internship postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab )-
  
• Towson University Deaf Studies Internship Chart (PDF)
• "Deaf Studies Alumni Perceptions of the Academic Program and Off-Campus Internship" (PDF)
  

The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Career Mentor Database) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - Careers
• Audiology Online
• Deaf Education
• Gallaudet University
• Hire@TU Internship postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab )
• Humanim
• Indeed.com or SimplyHired.com -searching keywords “deaf”, “interpreter”, “deaf education teacher”
• Job Opportunities for DFST Majors in NY & NJ
• Maryland School for the Deaf – Current Job Openings
• National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• National Theatre of the Deaf
• Professional Interpreter Exchange – Employment Information
• The Hearing and Speech Agency - Employment
  

The sample resumes are provided for your information. We encourage you to look at the resume sample for your major in addition to the other samples that are included in our resume sample database.

• Sample Deaf Studies Resume (PDF)
  
• Sample Resume Database
  

Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings, field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.

• ADARA: Professional Networking for Excellence in Service Delivery to People Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• American Sign Language Teachers Association
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf
  
• Hearing Loss Association of America
  
• Maryland Association of the Deaf
• National Association of the Deaf
• National Cued Speech Association
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf