Where can you work with a degree in child and family development?
Your degree opens you up to a world of opportunities.
Child care. School programs. Family educator. Child life specialist. Agencies.
And that’s just the start.
Careers and Outcomes
Careers by option area
What you can do may depend on the option area you want to pursue.
Most graduates stay local (Springfield) or move back to their hometown.
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Career fields
- Accreditation specialist
- Center director
- Child advocacy
- Consulting
- Court-appointed special advocate
- Curriculum specialist
- Early head start
- Infant/toddler teacher
- Head start
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- Preschool teacher
Specific employers
- Abilities First
- Development Center of the Ozarks
- Doula Foundation
- Missouri First Steps
- Pregnancy Care Center
- Parents as Teachers (Springfield Public Schools)
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Career fields
- Child abuse centers
- Community health care
- Community services and programs
- Crisis nurseries
- Dentist offices
- Family violence centers
- Funeral homes
- Government agencies (division of family services)
- Grief centers
- Health department
- Homeless shelters
- Hospice
- Hospitals
- Medical camps
- Special needs
Specific employers
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks
- Convoy of Hope
- Red Cross Disaster Relief
- Ronald McDonald House
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Career fields
- Adoption agencies
- Charities
- Children-family violence centers
- Community centers
- Community engagement
- Counseling
- Family advocacy, mediation and support specialists
- Grant writing
- Home visiting programs
- Homeless shelters
- Neighborhood associations
- Parenting classes
- Positive parenting partnerships
- Social services
- Social work
- Veterans services
Specific employers
- Care to Learn
- Caring Communities
- Girls Circle (One Circle Foundation)
- Habitat for Humanity
- Missouri Mentoring Partnership
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Career fields
- Advocacy
- At-risk programs
- Before- and after-school programs
- Behavior consultant
- Career fields
- Government agencies (child care, family services, protective services)
- Juvenile programs
- Park boards
- Recreation programs
- Science centers
- Training and education
- Youth and non-profit agencies
- Youth consultant
Specific employers
- ARC of the Ozarks
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Boys & Girls Town
- YMCA