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Psychologists
A description of the the work done by "Psychologists" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Psychologists" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$33,691 $30,420 25 34.25 10931.27 Psychology: General
$27,852 $27,000 10 13.70 12288.45 Psychology: Clinical
$25,502 $21,747 7 9.59 8971.60 Psychology: Counseling
$36,208 $20,800 5 6.85 23887.01 OTHER psychology
$27,858 $27,858 2 2.74 5858.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$25,400 $25,400 2 2.74 11600.00 Psychology: Experimental
$27,150 $27,150 2 2.74 150.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$35,000 $35,000 1 1.37 0.00 Geology
$12,699 $12,699 1 1.37 0.00 Fine arts, all fields
$24,000 $24,000 1 1.37 0.00 OTHER social sciences
$26,000 $26,000 1 1.37 0.00 Sociology
$37,000 $37,000 1 1.37 0.00 Political science and government
$29,120 $29,120 1 1.37 0.00 History, other
$23,000 $23,000 1 1.37 0.00 Social Work
$17,160 $17,160 1 1.37 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$29,652 $29,652 1 1.37 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$124,800 $124,800 1 1.37 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$41,600 $41,600 1 1.37 0.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$104,000 $104,000 1 1.37 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$33,000 $33,000 1 1.37 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$26,000 $26,000 1 1.37 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$26,000 $26,000 1 1.37 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$20,000 $20,000 1 1.37 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$13,000 $13,000 1 1.37 0.00 OTHER communications
$150,000 $150,000 1 1.37 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$120,000 $120,000 1 1.37 0.00 Business, general
$40,000 $40,000 1 1.37 0.00 Business administration and management
$31,000 $31,000 1 1.37 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$42,176 $35,000 139 22.06 25390.95 Psychology: Counseling
$41,285 $40,000 104 16.51 10069.72 Education: Educational psychology
$41,285 $40,000 104 16.51 10069.72 Psychology: Educational
$37,208 $34,600 99 15.71 16078.09 Psychology: Clinical
$52,894 $44,600 70 11.11 28542.65 Social Work
$42,024 $36,000 53 8.41 20339.66 Psychology: General
$38,192 $39,200 42 6.67 14525.14 OTHER psychology
$36,163 $33,800 32 5.08 9630.10 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$47,504 $38,574 22 3.49 26235.17 Education: Special education
$44,661 $42,500 13 2.06 10751.20 Education: OTHER education
$34,163 $31,000 9 1.43 10289.92 Psychology: Experimental
$67,063 $56,590 6 .95 41639.08 OTHER health/medical sciences
$65,792 $35,000 5 .79 43053.42 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$63,863 $35,000 5 .79 43688.89 Education: Elementary teacher education
$44,623 $29,000 3 .48 12351.29 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$40,483 $31,000 3 .48 7947.78 Education: Administration
$32,253 $25,000 3 .48 9905.94 Home Economics
$50,000 $50,000 2 .32 5000.00 Sociology
$35,000 $35,000 2 .32 8000.00 Psychology: Social
$28,620 $28,620 2 .32 1380.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$28,000 $28,000 2 .32 2000.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$132,000 $132,000 1 .16 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$57,000 $57,000 1 .16 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$54,000 $54,000 1 .16 0.00 History, other
$52,896 $52,896 1 .16 0.00 Public administration
$50,000 $50,000 1 .16 0.00 Criminology
$44,000 $44,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$40,000 $40,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$38,000 $38,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$36,000 $36,000 1 .16 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$34,700 $34,700 1 .16 0.00 Business administration and management
$33,816 $33,816 1 .16 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$31,500 $31,500 1 .16 0.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$26,600 $26,600 1 .16 0.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$20,800 $20,800 1 .16 0.00 Business marketing/marketing management
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$60,764 $52,000 186 46.85 33329.77 Psychology: Clinical
$63,445 $52,000 53 13.35 35618.88 Psychology: Counseling
$68,069 $56,500 48 12.09 41041.93 Psychology: General
$45,415 $42,000 35 8.82 19647.05 Education: Educational psychology
$45,415 $42,000 35 8.82 19647.05 Psychology: Educational
$59,023 $47,500 21 5.29 30304.64 OTHER psychology
$71,054 $52,000 16 4.03 39592.21 Psychology: Experimental
$66,614 $48,250 10 2.52 44706.82 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$73,626 $60,000 5 1.26 19638.69 Social Work
$105,200 $50,000 3 .76 40407.26 Home Economics
$86,499 $65,000 3 .76 22162.82 Education: OTHER education
$45,056 $17,968 3 .76 19188.15 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$31,824 $25,000 3 .76 8563.10 Education: Administration
$50,025 $50,025 2 .50 25.00 Education: Special education
$28,500 $28,500 2 .50 10500.00 Psychology: Social
$61,500 $61,500 1 .25 0.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$48,000 $48,000 1 .25 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$44,000 $44,000 1 .25 0.00 Sociology
$41,600 $41,600 1 .25 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$37,200 $37,200 1 .25 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$30,000 $30,000 1 .25 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$18,000 $18,000 1 .25 0.00 Philosophy of science
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$68,022 $51,000 9 30.00 38477.40 Psychology: Clinical
$42,125 $40,000 8 26.67 12004.56 Education: Educational psychology
$42,125 $40,000 8 26.67 12004.56 Psychology: Educational
$66,667 $52,000 3 10.00 20741.80 Psychology: General
$90,750 $90,750 2 6.67 59250.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$39,884 $39,884 2 6.67 4316.00 OTHER psychology
$60,000 $60,000 1 3.33 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
$38,500 $38,500 1 3.33 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$38,000 $38,000 1 3.33 0.00 Psychology: Social
$31,000 $31,000 1 3.33 0.00 Education: Special education
$30,000 $30,000 1 3.33 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$12,000 $12,000 1 3.33 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu