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Careers in Psychology

Jobs with a Psych B.A. Community & Social Services Human Resources Human services worker Social worker Program director Volunteer coordinator Human Resources Employee development Training coordinator Recruiter Education Child care worker Peace corps Teacher’s aide Scientific Research Opinion survey researcher

Student Affairs/Services Residential Care For developmentally delayed For delinquents For the elderly Management & Business Banking Sales Public relations Restaurant & hotel Student Affairs/Services Admissions Career services Residential life Student activities Alumni/development Probation/Parole/Law enforcement Parole officer Correction officer Juvenile intake worker

Money! (B.A.)—very roughly. . Overall Average: $26-$27 Human Services - $19K Management - $26K Sales - $26K Student Affairs - $22K Corrections/probation/parole/law enforcement - $23K Customer Service - $25K Child & Youth Care - $13-$19K Human Resources - $24-$26K

What’s the competition? EVERY YEAR: 70,000 psychology bachelor’s degrees 10,000 new master’s degree graduates 3,000 new doctoral degree graduates

Graduate Degrees M.A./M.S. Doctorates School psych MFT MSW I/O psych rehab counseling, guidance counseling, others Doctorates Ph.D. PsyD EdD: Doctorate in Education

Clinical Degrees Master’s of Social Work (MSW), M.A. in counseling,MFT,M.A. in School Psychology PsyD: practitioners – much less research. MD: psychiatry Counseling & Clinical: 46% of psych doctorates PhD: Counseling Psychology PhD: Clinical Psychology

Getting Into Graduate School: Qualitative Data (in order of importance) Grades and GREs Letters of recommendation Research experience Work experience Clinically related public service Extracurricular activity Interview (if applicable) Personal statements

After Graduation 50% of research psychologists work at universities or colleges