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General Psychology
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in General Psychology. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in General Psychology, and those who get either a masters
in General Psychology, a Ph.D. in General Psychology.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
General Psychology some students with a bachelors degree in General Psychology will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in General Psychology.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of General Psychology Salaries.
Histogram of General Psychology Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in General Psychology who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of General Psychology Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in General Psychology while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in General Psychology.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$28,501 136 11.35 Social Workers
$50,195 121 10.10 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$38,593 91 7.60 OTHER management related occupations
$26,612 52 4.34 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$46,393 48 4.01 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$40,474 44 3.67 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$45,234 44 3.67 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$31,333 39 3.26 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$43,192 38 3.17 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$49,360 34 2.84 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$45,837 33 2.75 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$26,754 32 2.67 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$34,926 31 2.59 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$31,510 30 2.50 Teachers: Elementary
$48,237 30 2.50 Computer system analysts
$33,274 29 2.42 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$29,311 29 2.42 OTHER service occupations, except health
$28,864 27 2.25 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$33,691 25 2.09 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$34,041 24 2.00 OTHER health occupations
$42,245 22 1.84 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$34,029 20 1.67 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$48,868 17 1.42 Transportation/material moving occupations
$28,562 16 1.34 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$41,349 14 1.17 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$29,015 13 1.09 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$27,869 13 1.09 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$25,580 12 1.00 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$28,383 10 .83 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$31,450 8 .67 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$63,359 8 .67 Information systems scientists or analysts
$32,598 6 .50 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$27,173 6 .50 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$29,991 6 .50 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$28,733 6 .50 Unknown
$34,409 6 .50 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$35,032 6 .50 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$25,460 5 .42 Professors: Social Work
$76,242 5 .42 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$61,400 4 .33 Computer engineer - software
$28,554 4 .33 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$49,385 4 .33 Engineers: Sales
$65,916 3 .25 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$38,500 3 .25 Other engineers
$26,547 3 .25 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$25,067 3 .25 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$32,932 3 .25 Statisticians
$47,840 2 .17 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$48,600 2 .17 Mechanics and repairers
$42,510 2 .17 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$53,100 2 .17 OTHER biological/life scientists
$26,746 2 .17 OTHER social scientist
$26,780 2 .17 Lawyers, Judges
$35,781 2 .17 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
$34,000 2 .17 Engineers: Environmental
$34,000 2 .17 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$63,648 1 .08 Professors: Psychology
$50,000 1 .08 Professors: History
$62,000 1 .08 Operations research analysts, modelling
$77,547 1 .08 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$14,040 1 .08 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$42,000 1 .08 Political scientists
$35,784 1 .08 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$35,693 1 .08 Engineers: Bioengineering and biomedical
$33,904 1 .08 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$30,984 1 .08 Economists
$30,000 1 .08 Chemists, except biochemists
$28,428 1 .08 Professors: Law
$28,000 1 .08 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$27,706 1 .08 Biochemists and biophysicists
$26,000 1 .08 Engineers: Agricultural
$19,700 1 .08 Professors: Physical Education
$18,000 1 .08 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in General Psychology.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$42,024 53 27.18 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$56,116 29 14.87 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$38,923 15 7.69 Social Workers
$38,354 11 5.64 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$52,999 9 4.62 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$51,127 7 3.59 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$38,461 7 3.59 Professors: Psychology
$55,265 5 2.56 OTHER management related occupations
$60,720 5 2.56 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$51,200 4 2.05 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$50,333 3 1.54 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$33,323 3 1.54 OTHER postsecondary
$29,693 3 1.54 Teachers: Elementary
$83,133 3 1.54 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$33,500 2 1.03 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$76,500 2 1.03 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$72,000 2 1.03 Information systems scientists or analysts
$42,175 2 1.03 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$36,444 2 1.03 OTHER social scientist
$66,760 2 1.03 Computer system analysts
$32,900 2 1.03 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$32,950 2 1.03 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$61,096 2 1.03 Computer engineer - software
$34,100 2 1.03 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$33,500 2 1.03 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$58,240 1 .51 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$64,000 1 .51 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$18,000 1 .51 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$70,000 1 .51 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$40,000 1 .51 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$50,400 1 .51 Sociologists
$50,000 1 .51 Economists
$41,000 1 .51 OTHER service occupations, except health
$39,000 1 .51 OTHER health occupations
$37,296 1 .51 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$35,100 1 .51 Operations research analysts, modelling
$31,992 1 .51 Professors: Mathematical Sciences
$30,000 1 .51 Transportation/material moving occupations
$23,400 1 .51 Mechanics and repairers
$21,840 1 .51 Biochemists and biophysicists
$18,000 1 .51 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
General Psychology.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$68,069 48 52.75 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$49,704 13 14.29 Professors: Psychology
$95,257 7 7.69 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$44,000 3 3.30 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$88,500 2 2.20 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$40,600 2 2.20 Social Workers
$57,500 2 2.20 OTHER health occupations
$50,500 2 2.20 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$30,000 1 1.10 Professors: Education
$91,000 1 1.10 Information systems scientists or analysts
$50,000 1 1.10 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$45,000 1 1.10 OTHER management related occupations
$46,800 1 1.10 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
$45,000 1 1.10 Professors: Social Work
$43,900 1 1.10 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$42,000 1 1.10 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$37,000 1 1.10 Professors: Business Commerce and Marketing
$37,000 1 1.10 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$33,800 1 1.10 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$32,006 1 1.10 Statisticians
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in General Psychology
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$41,291 146 14.87 Social Work
$35,835 126 12.83 Psychology: Counseling
$38,818 73 7.43 Psychology: Clinical
$32,785 63 6.42 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$45,352 63 6.42 Psychology: General
$42,539 59 6.01 Education: Educational psychology
$42,539 59 6.01 Psychology: Educational
$58,576 46 4.68 Business administration and management
$40,964 40 4.07 Education: Special education
$40,646 38 3.87 OTHER psychology
$42,929 32 3.26 Education: OTHER education
$41,872 21 2.14 Education: Elementary teacher education
$31,827 20 2.04 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$47,466 18 1.83 Public administration
$51,619 18 1.83 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$49,014 17 1.73 OTHER business management/administrative services
$63,503 15 1.53 Health services administration
$47,115 14 1.43 Education: Administration
$46,000 12 1.22 Psychology: Experimental
$63,227 11 1.12 Business marketing/marketing management
$44,880 11 1.12 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$64,760 10 1.02 Financial management
$43,944 10 1.02 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$47,265 8 .81 Computer science
$35,462 7 .71 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$38,566 7 .71 Library Science
$31,261 7 .71 OTHER social sciences
$37,826 6 .61 OTHER health/medical sciences
$34,654 6 .61 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$42,504 5 .51 Architecture/Environmental Design
$50,742 4 .41 Mathematics, general
$55,300 4 .41 Information services and systems
$46,447 4 .41 Business, general
$44,835 3 .31 Computer systems analysis
$47,767 3 .31 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$51,485 3 .31 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$33,087 3 .31 English Language and Literature/Letters
$63,256 3 .31 Accounting
$52,800 2 .20 Operations research
$28,500 2 .20 Sociology
$47,000 2 .20 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$30,700 2 .20 Home Economics
$68,300 2 .20 Public policy studies
$41,640 2 .20 OTHER communications
$64,151 2 .20 Education: Secondary teacher education
$43,500 2 .20 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$43,490 2 .20 OTHER biological sciences
$55,000 1 .10 Computer programming
$62,460 1 .10 Geology
$69,000 1 .10 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$83,200 1 .10 Communications, general
$89,000 1 .10 OTHER engineering
$52,000 1 .10 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$90,000 1 .10 Physics
$90,000 1 .10 Political science and government
$60,000 1 .10 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$9,600 1 .10 OTHER visual and performing arts
$37,440 1 .10 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$15,000 1 .10 Fine arts, all fields
$27,500 1 .10 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$30,000 1 .10 Education: Computer teacher education
$30,000 1 .10 Education: Physical education/coaching
$30,000 1 .10 History, other
$31,200 1 .10 Audiology and speech pathology
$32,000 1 .10 Anthropology and archeology
$35,500 1 .10 OTHER agricultural business and production
$48,000 1 .10 Engineering: Mechanical
$39,000 1 .10 Dramatic arts
$39,664 1 .10 Education: Science teacher education
$40,000 1 .10 Statistics
$41,000 1 .10 Oceanography
$42,000 1 .10 OTHER public affairs
$42,000 1 .10 International relations
$45,000 1 .10 Nutritional sciences
$47,840 1 .10 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in General Psychology
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$64,766 114 31.23 Psychology: Clinical
$53,023 40 10.96 Psychology: Educational
$53,023 40 10.96 Education: Educational psychology
$69,895 39 10.68 Psychology: General
$56,656 29 7.95 Psychology: Counseling
$57,324 26 7.12 OTHER psychology
$64,146 18 4.93 Psychology: Experimental
$64,335 13 3.56 Psychology: Social
$59,538 9 2.47 Education: OTHER education
$53,310 7 1.92 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$91,400 6 1.64 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$36,333 6 1.64 Education: Special education
$75,022 6 1.64 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$59,646 5 1.37 Social Work
$49,463 5 1.37 Education: Administration
$34,623 4 1.10 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$34,074 4 1.10 Sociology
$87,600 3 .82 OTHER social sciences
$60,000 3 .82 Business administration and management
$63,044 2 .55 Statistics
$72,000 2 .55 Physiology, human and animal
$65,250 2 .55 Audiology and speech pathology
$46,000 2 .55 English Language and Literature/Letters
$44,000 2 .55 Education: Science teacher education
$75,000 1 .27 Business/managerial economics
$75,000 1 .27 OTHER health/medical sciences
$99,000 1 .27 Pharmacology, human and animal
$110,000 1 .27 Anthropology and archeology
$30,000 1 .27 Engineering: Industrial
$60,000 1 .27 OTHER biological sciences
$60,000 1 .27 Biochemistry and biophysics
$60,000 1 .27 Biochemistry
$53,000 1 .27 Health/medical technologies
$52,000 1 .27 OTHER business management/administrative services
$50,000 1 .27 Home Economics
$47,700 1 .27 Mathematics, general
$45,500 1 .27 Chemistry
$45,000 1 .27 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$44,300 1 .27 Botany
$42,648 1 .27 Marketing research
$40,000 1 .27 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$35,000 1 .27 Health services administration
$34,500 1 .27 OTHER visual and performing arts
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Other Professional Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in General Psychology
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$92,725 101 52.33 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$72,414 67 34.72 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$85,600 5 2.59 OTHER health/medical sciences
$47,350 2 1.04 Psychology: Educational
$52,600 2 1.04 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$49,500 2 1.04 Psychology: Clinical
$49,000 2 1.04 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$47,350 2 1.04 Education: Educational psychology
$39,884 2 1.04 OTHER psychology
$39,000 2 1.04 Social Work
$30,750 2 1.04 Psychology: Counseling
$47,133 1 .52 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$41,300 1 .52 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$52,000 1 .52 Psychology: General
$60,000 1 .52 Psychology: Experimental
$62,000 1 .52 Pharmacy
$24,000 1 .52 OTHER business management/administrative services
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com