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What career opportunities are there with a major in Psychology?
A career in psychology offers many rewards including the opportunity to assist people with personal, family, social, educational, mental health, and career decisions. Some of those majoring in psychology go to graduate school and some end up at the doctoral level.
Psychologists specialize in a host of different areas within the field and identify themselves by many different labels. Here are some samples of those focal areas:
Aviation: Optimizing pilot and flight crew performance.
Clinical/Counseling: Treating disorders and/or facilitating lifestyle changes.
Consumer: Applying research to product and market decisions.
Education: Facilitating effective teaching and learning.
Environment: Creating and/or optimizing environmental designs.
Health: Promoting healthy living and good coping skills.
Human Factors: Optimizing the design of human equipment interfaces.
Legal System: Applying psychological principle to legal issues.
Sports: Helping athletes optimizing their performance.
Workplace Industrial Organization: Improving productivity and the quality of work life.
Careers in Psychology:
There are many career paths that a person with a Psychology Major can choose from. Here are some job titles that former graduates with Psychology Majors hold. Use this as an ideas list, remember that it represents some, but certainly not all of the careers you might consider. Some careers may take additional schooling.
| Account Executive | Creative Director | Psychiatrist |
| Advertising | Criminologist | Psychologist |
| Activity Leader | Corrections Officer | Psychometrics |
| Art Therapist | Editor | Public Relations |
| Child Psychologist | EEO/AA Officer | Recreational Therapist |
| Clinical Psychologist | Hospice Coordinator | Recruiter/Counselor |
| Counselor | Human Resource | Rehabilitation Advisor |
| College Student Affairs | Mental Health Coordinator | Statistical Assistant |
| Community & Social Worker | Marketing Researcher | Social Worker |
| Community Relations Director | Newspaper Reporter | Special Education Teacher |
| Copy Writer | Occupational Analyst | School Psychologist |
| Counselor: Drugs & Alcohol | Police/Probation Officer | Staff Training and Development |
| Counselor: Career | Program Manager | Speech Pathologist |
| Counselor: Employment | Psychiatric Nurse | Teacher |
| Counselor: Crisis Intervention | Personnel Administrator | Youth Counselor |
Related Skills:
- Proficient in interpersonal communication
- Ability to evaluate problems and make appropriate decisions
- Thorough understanding of human development and behavior
- Ability to interpret/explain psychological research
- Sensitivity to and understanding of others
- Ability to observe, analyze and introspect
- Ability to analyze relationships between factors
- Ability to use numbers
Web Sites Related to Psychology:
Career and Graduate School Information of Interest to Psychology Majors
Entry Level Jobs for Psychology Majors
Graduate School & Careers in Psychology
Links of Interest in Psychobiology
Stanford's Cognitive and Psychological Sciences
Professional Organizations:
American Counseling Association American Psychological Association
Association for Women in Psychology Colorado Psychological Association
Pre-Health Sciences Club at Metro State
The above information has been collected from professional associations, and multiple print and online resources.
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List of Related Skills:
- Explaining Ideas
- Writing and presenting information
- Analyzing ideas and information
- Interpreting events and ideas
- Examining evidence
- Developing a world view
- Explaining the present by referring to the past
- Seeing relationships between factors
- Decision making
History Web Sites:
Career Planning & Information:
Museum Employment Resource Center
FAQ's About a Career in History
Job Search:
Organization of American Historians
Organizations & Associations:
American Association for State and Local History
National Register of Historic Places
Society for American Archaeology
Resources of Anthropological Societies
Other Resources:
General Guide to Possible Career Paths for History Majors
Index of Resources for Historians
Websites for the History Profession
History Departments Around the World
The George Mason University Center for History and News Media
The above information has been collected from professional associations, and multiple print and online resources.
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- For more information, please contact:
- Jane P. Rhodes
Director, Career Services Network
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Olivet, MI 49076
Phone:(269)749-6609
jrhodes@olivetcollege.edu
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