Careers in Aging

Careers In Aging is a starting point for students and alumni who want to find out more about employment and training opportunities. This section is a practical guide to careers in the aging field. The Gerontology Information section provides more information about the field of aging and resources that are targeted specifically to gerontology students. The Gerontology Job Listings section includes direct links to the most popular aging job sites. The Organizations and Programs is a sampling of different national and local organizations that hire gerontologists. The last section provides a listing of some of the career settings that gerontologists enter.

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Gerontology Information:

University of Southern California Career Planning and Placement Center

• Provides listings of current books and journals, internet links, tips and companies to research.
  

American Society on Aging (ASA)

• ASA's student website which has information on conferences and gerontology resources.
  

Association of Gerontology for Higher Education (AGHE)

• Website has several articles related to entering the field of gerontology.
  

Careers in Aging

• AGHE's website which contains several articles on gerontology careers, funding information, and calendar of events.

Alumni Update: Where are they now? The “Where are they now?” feature is designed to show how former Davis School of Gerontology students are applying their degrees in gerontology to a wide variety of professions. Click here to catch up with our students.

NEW! Current Gerontology Job Listings from the Davis School

• Current employment opportunities throughout California.

AgeWork Career Center

• The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) career website. Provides job seekers and employers with job listings.
  

Alzheimer's Association Career Opportunities

• Contains current nationwide job openings with the Alzheimer's Association. For more employment openings contact local chapters of Alzheimer's Association.
  

American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Career Connection

American Society on Aging (ASA) Job Board

• Contains listings of jobs at ASA and other organizations.
  

AARP Career Opportunities

• AARP's career site for job openings and internships in their various departments.
  

Association for Gerontology Higher Education (AGHE)

• Occasionally have job listings in the Careers in Aging section.
  

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Contains information about job openings and student programs at CMS.
  

National Council on Aging (NCOA)

• NCOA's job board allows job seekers and employers to post openings.
  

Veteran's Administration

• AARP
  
• Alzheimer's Association
  
  • Local Chapters:
    
  • California Central Coast
    
  • LA/Riverside/San Bernardino Counties Chapter
    
  • Northern California/Northern Nevada
    
  • Orange County
    
  • San Diego
    
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
  
• AOA (Administration on Aging)
  
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  
• City of Los Angeles Department of Aging
  
• Kaiser Permanente
  
• Los Angeles Department of Community and Senior Services
  
• National Association of Area Agencies (N4A)
  
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): Information on training and research opportunities.
  
• Social Security Administration
  
• U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging: Information on internship program.

• Academia
  
• Adult Day Care
  
• Assisted Living Communities
  
• Advocacy Groups
  
• Case Management
  
• Community organizations
  
• Counseling
  
• Elder Law
  
• Government Agencies
  
• HMOs
  
• Hospitals
  
• Long Term Insurance Companies
  
• Marketing
  
• Mental Health
  
• Nursing Homes
  
• Pharmaceutical Companies
  
• Religious Organizations
  
• Skilled Nursing Facilities
  
• Transportation