Exploring This Job
While it would seem that home economics courses in high school would be the best opportunity to find out about family and consumer science as a profession, this is not always true. Many high school home economics courses are concerned with teaching homemaking skills to those whose education will end with high school. Your high school home economics teacher can, however, provide useful information about the career and other methods of exploration.
You may be able to find a summer job in a family and consumer science-related activity, such as child care, clerking in a shop, or hospital kitchen work.
You should also talk to family and consumer scientists to get a good understanding of educational requirements and typical job duties for workers.
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