Free Post #6: Psychology Careers

Psychology does not have a very good reputation. Many people out there believe that everything you learn in psychology is just common sense, and that a degree in psychology is completely useless. While a psychology degree will not land you an super high paying job, there are still many well paying career paths and options available for psych majors

1. Psychiatrist

Average Salary: $167,610 per year
Educational Requirements:  After earning a bachelor's degree, to be a psychiatrist, you must complete to medical school and a four-year residency in a hospital or clinic. After these requirements are met, psychiatrists can help patients with psychological issues and are able to prescribe them medication.

 2. Industrial-Organizational Psychologist

 Average Salary: $97,820 per year
 Educational Requirements: With a masters degree, an I-O psychologists can earn an average or $55,000. However, with a doctoral degree, I-Oers can conduct research and make significantly more money then those working in the field.

Industrial-Organizational Psychology is  psychology of the business work. The field work includes selection, appraisal, and training of employees in the work place. The research consists of studying these things and how they effect the workers.

3. Neuropsychologist

Average Salary: $90,460 per year
Educational Requirements: A doctorate degree in neuropsychology or clinical neuropsychology is required, and the degree needs to have a specialty in cognitive or neuroscience.

This field entitles performing cognitive tests, run brain scans, assess people suffering from brain injury, and study how drugs impact the nervous system. This can be done in hospitals and clinics.

4. Engineering Psychologist 

Average Salary: $79,818 per year 
Educational Requirements: Entry-level positions require a master's degree, but a doctoral degree will lead to higher paying jobs.

Engineering psychology is an applied sub-field that focuses on improving and adapting technology equipment, and work environments to enhance human behavior and capabilities.

 5. Clinical Psychologist

 Average Salary: $72,540 per year
 Educational Requirements:  A doctoral degree is required to be a clinical psychologist in most states.

Clinical psychologists are trained in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.



I think that all in all, there are some very good jobs in the psychology profession. Most of them require a doctoral degree but there are still some great options to make a great living. I'm leaning the most towards a criminal psychologist or the industrial and organizational one. I think any choice would be a good one though.

sources:
Cherry, Kendra. "Highest Paying Psychology Careers." About.com Psychology. About.com, 2014. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.