Sampling of Job Opportunities
Job opportunities abound in program evaluation. Full- and part-time jobs are available in federal and state agencies, institutions of higher education, school districts, and for-profit and non-profit organizations. A number of program evaluators also choose to work as private consultants for school districts, government agencies, and private organizations
Here are some examples of places that hire program evaluation professionals.
- Colleges and Universities
- Educational/Behavioral Consultant
- National Institute of Health
- National Science Foundation
- Outcome Monitoring and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- State Departments of Education
- School Districts
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Justice
For a sampling of specific jobs in program evaluation, please take a look at the following link: http://www.eval.org/p/cm/ld/fid=113
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