Master in Social Work (MSW) students are gaining a lot of demand in the job markets in the recent years. With more and more organisations hiring them to execute their community centric initiatives under their CSR norms, there are a good number of roles available for MSW students.
The present article speaks about a few job roles that are extremely important from the growth perspective for the MSW graduates.
Social Researcher
The social researchers are responsible to plan, design, conduct and manage social research projects, reporting on findings in order to shape policy or to examine the effectiveness of existing policy.
Role of the Social Researcher
As a Social Researcher one will be using a range of methods such as interviews, survey questionnaires and focus groups to investigate the attitudes, behaviour and experience of population samples on specific issues.
Responsibilities of a Social Researcher
As a social researcher one is needed to:
- Follow instructions from clients about the nature of the research to be carried out
- Use an appropriate and creative methodology to design and manage a research project, which may involve the use of quantitative and qualitative methods and may include both pilot and development work
- Design and write questionnaires and surveys
- Apply range of research techniques to gather relevant information including document analysis, surveys, case studies and interviews
- Develop and test theories
- Coordinate with direct social research field interviewers to gather databases
- Analyse and evaluate research and interpret data using a range of statistical packages
- Gather information by directing or carrying out field work
- Prepare, present, disseminate results in the form of reports
- Offer research-based briefings and advice, which may involve writing action plans
Earning Potential
- The fresh MSW students will be earning around 5 lakhs to 7 lakhs per annum as a social researcher
- The experienced professionals will be earning around 6 lakhs to 8 lakhs per annum
Youth Worker
The youth workers guide and support young people in their perusal, social and educational development to help them reach their full potential
