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Students who have a major in Early Childhood Development and Education or a major in Human Development gain a wide range of skills inside and outside the classroom, equipping them to thrive in their dream careers.

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Top Industries

Where do Human Development and Family Science graduates excel? Navigate through the tabs below for information on the top five industries these Virginia Tech graduates work in.

$66,715

Average Salary

15

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Teacher
  • Elementary School Education 
  • Special Education Teacher
  • School Counselor 
  • Principal
  •  

Job-Related Skills

  • Teaching 
  • Public Speaking 
  • Curriculum Development
  • Leadership
  • Customer Service 
  • Research 

Find a Future in Education

$75,176

Average Salary

12

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Occupational Therapist
  • Registered Nurse 
  • Speech Language Pathologist 
  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Child Life Specialist 
  •  

Job-Related Skills

  • Public Speaking
  • Customer Service
  • Leadership
  • Research 
  • Microsoft Excel
  •  

Find a Future in Healthcare

$82,721

Average Salary

14

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Associate 
  • Account Executive 
  • Business Operations Analyst
  • Customer Success Manager
  • Talent Manager
  • Technical Recruiter 

Job-Related Skills

  • Customer Service 
  • Public Speaking 
  • Leadership 
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Interpersonal Communication 
  • Research 

Find a Future in Information technology

$61,994

Average Salary

17

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Childcare Development Specialist 
  • Community Services Director 
  • Human Resources Specialist 
  • Teacher
  • Training Specialist 

Job-Related Skills

  • Public Speaking 
  • Leadership
  • Outreach 
  • Teaching
  • Customer Service
  • Research 

Find a Future in government 

$85,627

Average Salary

15

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Administrative Assistant 
  • Project Manager
  • Business Development Manager
  • Financial Director
  • Human Resource Specialist 
  •  

Job-Related Skills

  • Leadership
  • Excel
  • Public Speaking
  • Event Management
  • Customer Service 

Find a Future in Finance

HDFS graduates also work in these fields

Non-Profit

  • Program Manager
  • Consultant 
  • Account Manager
  • Adoption Coordinator 
  • Attorney 

Services 

  • Management Analyst 
  • Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Administrator
  • Case Manager
  • Behavior Specialist

Hospitality

  • Adventure Guide
  • Buinsess Administrator 
  • Compliance Specialist
  • Corporate Trainer 
  • Counselor

Consulting

  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Director
  • Healthcare Consultant 
  • Consultant 
  • Caregiver

Most Common Job Titles and Average Salaries

*Average salary of 14 years of experience

Top Employers

Top 10 Employers of HDFS Graduates and Average Salary

Employers on the Rise

Keep an eye on these employers who have been hiring more HDFS graduates in recent years.

Top Skills: Customer Service, Leadership, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Certified First Responder, Event Management, Research, Child Development, Health Care, Microsoft Excel

Top Skills: Customer Service, Outreach, Teaching, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Care, Educational Technology, Primary Education, Special Education, Staff Management, Administrative Work

Top Skills: Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Analysis, Attention To Detail, Business Process, Clinical Trials, Collaborative Problem-Solving, Customer Relationship Management, English Language, Event Management

Top Skills: Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Autocad, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering, Film Editing, Final Cut Pro, Ilife, Imovie, Journalism

Top Skills: Leadership, Event Management, Clinical Research, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Outreach, Alzheimer'S Disease, Ambulatory Care, Budgeting

Infographic highlighting AHRM graduate employment trends: Buzzuto offers the highest average salary, Belk is the top employer, Retail is the leading industry, and Customer Service is the most used skill.

Top States

Where do Human Development and Family Science graduates get hired? Most of our graduates stay along the East Coast, with the greatest percentage (47.8%) finding employment in the state of Virginia.

Data was collected from Steppingblocks, a data and analytics engine that provides workforce and education outcome insights on over 100 million people in the U.S.