Most feasible career transitions for social workers?
Hi all,
I have been looking into getting out of this field and was hoping to get some input from those who have done so successfully or observed others do so. For context, I have been in my current position for a year as of this month. I never intended to go into this line of work, but my degree (Sociology) isn't exactly the most specialized or sought after and I needed a job after graduation.
For those who have made it out successfully, what do you do and how did you get there? In my current job, I worry that the skills I'm using aren't directly transferrable to many other positions. Most of my work consists of doing interviews and data entry. I enjoy the autonomy as I get to choose how I schedule clients, but it's not intellectually stimulating and I find it pretty boring. I don't like dealing with the clients, either. While it's not a traditional long-term case management position per se, the workload is still brutal as I have a caseload of almost 300.
Overall, I'm not happy and I know I want out. While at this position, what kind of things should I try to do to develop more marketable skills inside or outside of the workplace? I tried to get into IT before this and even got my CCNA, but I haven't been able to land a job due to lack of experience. I am open to doing anything besides going back to food service. I have looked into the data analyst field and related certifications, but from what I've seen here on Reddit it also seems hard to break into without concrete experience. Even then, I worry about the role of AI in those sort of jobs.
I appreciate any input or guidance from the community here!