• "What Can I Do with This Major: Public Health"

Common Career Titles for Gerontology from the Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Health Educators
Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
Psychologists
Rehabilitation Counselors
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Social Workers
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Other Job Titles
Administrator for State Agency on Aging
Adult Protective Services Representative
Environmental Designer
Geriatric Aide
Geriatric Assessment Coordinator
Geriatric Care Manager
Geriatric Consultant
Geriatric Program Director
Geriatric Nurse
Geriatric Physician
Geriatric Social Worker
Gerontology Program Coordinator
Home Health Aide
Manager of Senior Housing
Nursing Home Activities Director
Patient Advocate
Personal Care Attendant
Program Manager of Assisted Living Facility
Senior Citizens Center Director
Senior Services Program Coordinator
Visiting Nurse

Additional Resources - Careers in Gerontology

• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education - What Jobs and Careers Are Available?
• ExploreHealthCareers.org - Gerontology Overview
• Gerontologists: Explore gerontology careers
  

Career Insider Downloadable Guides

• Career Launcher: Health Care Providers
• Career Launcher: Health Care Management
• Vault Career Guide to Health Care Management
• Vault Guide to Nursing
• Vault Career Guide to Social Work

Follow these instructions to download the guides listed above:

1. Log in to Career Insider (The first time you log in, you will need to follow the "New to Career Insider?" instructions. You must use your TU email address to create an account
2. Click on the "Guides" tab on the far right
3. Click on "All Guides (A to Z) and scroll through the list to find the title you want.
4. Click the "View Guide" button to access the guide
   

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 Gerontology Program Internship Coordinator: Dr. Emiko Takagi

Research/Internship Opportunities:

• AARP Maryland
• Administration for Community Living
• Baltimore City Health Department – List of City Senior Centers
• Baltimore County Department of Aging
• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield - Internships
• Catholic Charities of Baltimore – Service Learning
• Catholic Charities of Baltimore – Services for Older Adults
• Center for Productive Aging
• Consider interning abroad! Search for opportunities by using the keyword "internship."
• CSI Support and Development
• Edward A Myerberg Center
• Hire@TU Internship postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
• National Institute on Aging – Summer Research Opportunities
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Student Opportunities
• TU Undergraduate Gerontology Program – Internships
  
  

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.

• AARP
• AcademyHealth – Career Center
• AgeWork
• American Geriatrics Society
• American Society on Aging - Career Advantage
• Brookdale Senior Living
• CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Edenwald
• Emeritus Senior Living
• Erickson Living
• Genesis HealthCare
• Gerontologist Jobs
• HCR ManorCare
• Hire@TU Internship postings (search by major, employer, keyword, etc. under the “Jobs” tab)
• Indeed.com and SimplyHired.com -search for “gerontology”, "seniors"
• Jobs in Aging
• Keswick MultiCare
• Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Job Openings
• Maxim HealthCare Services
• ModernHealthcare
• National Institute on Aging – Careers at NIA
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Job Opportunities
• Senior Living Map (search for senior & assisted living facilities by location)
• Sunrise Senior Living
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Where Can I Work?
  
  

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 Gerontology 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.

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
• American Geriatrics Society
• American Public Health Association (Aging & Public Health Section)
• American Society on Aging
• Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
  
• Gerontological Society of America
  
• International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  
• Maryland Gerontological Association
• National Association of Area Agencies in Aging
  
• National Association for Professional Gerontolgoists
• National Council on the Aging
  
• National Gerontological Nuring Association