There are many opportunities for high energy, creative and friendly people in the Child Development field. Some of the career options require twelve early childhood college units, while others require an associate degree and/or higher academic credentials and permits. The ability to apply human growth and development is a foundation for many vocational choices.

Students are encouraged to seek academic and career guidance from the counseling department and faculty in the child development field.

Job titles in the child development field vary from employer to employer. A list of the most common job titles is provided below:

Adolescent Treatment Counselor
Adoption Counselor
Adult Education Instructor
Advertiser
Associate Teacher
Author, Story Writer
Caseworker
Child Development Consultant
Child Care Specialist
Children's Center Worker
Children's Social Worker
Client Program Coordinator
College Instructor
Counselor
Consumer Consultant
Consumer Education Specialist
Curriculum Consultant
Customer Representative
Day Care Provider
Director, Child Development Center
Disabled Student Specialist
Elementary Teacher
English as a Second language Teacher
Family Counselor
Family Day Care Provider
Family Services Advisor/Consultant
Fashion Design
Hospital Worker, Children's Specialist
Hotel/Motel Supervisor
Human Resource Worker
Illustrator, Children's Books
Infant/ Toddler Educator
Job Developer
Juvenile Worker
Library Aide
Lobbyist
Magazine Columnist
Market Researcher
Marriage/Child Counselor
Nanny
Outreach Coordinator
Parent Coop Director or Teacher
Parent Education Instructor
Pediatric Nurse
Pediatric Worker
Planned Parenthood Worker
Playroom Supervisor
Preschool Teacher
Preschool Director
Prison Teacher
Product Development and Testing
Program Supervisor
Public Information Writer
Publishers Representative
Recreation Counselor
Recreation Program Specialist
Residential Intake Aide/Worker
Sales, Children's Products, Toys, Clothes
School Aide
Site Supervisor
Social Service Aide
Special Education Teacher
Substance Abuse Counselor
Substitute Teacher
Textbook Representative
Toy, Game and Equipment Designer
Volunteer Coordinator
Youth Activities Director
Youth Residential Treatment Counselor