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Careers in Psychology
There are many careers in psychology and related to psychology. As such, it is sometimes difficult to know where to begin searching for career information. The American Psychological Association's (2001) pamphlet Careers for the 21st century and the Occupational Handbook are two good starting points. Another good resource is our psychology faculty. The faculty would be happy to arrange a time to talk with students about careers in psychology and share our experiences.
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Career Information - Occupational Outlook Handbook
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APA Monitor's (Feb., 2001) Article "The Career Path Less Traveled" - a short but important article for anyone considering psychology as a career."
This is a small well-written pamphlet for psychology majors. Most of the discussion
pertains to students who are interested in careers requiring doctoral degrees in
psychology. However, there is some useful information about careers for students with
either a bachelor's or master's degree. There is also discussion of job outlook for the
next twenty years, what psychologists do, and their work environments. The resources
listed at the end of this pamphlet are numerous and a good source for deeper
investigation.
Career Information - The Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized
source of career information, designed to provide valuable
assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work
lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what
workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and
education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a
wide range of occupations. Click the links below for specific
information in these areas.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Careers Related to Psychology
Links
This website has information about careers, employment outlook, and all sorts of information.
American Psychological Association
The APA research team's 1999 Salary Surveys for Psychologists THIS IS IMPORTANT (smile). Check it out.
Books on Careers for Psychology Majors
A useful resource list of books relating to careers for psychology majors.
Careers in Forensic Psychology
This is a very comprehensive site that includes explanation of the field, sub-fields, skills, work environment, and more.
Careers in Psychology - Indiana State University
This website has information about the types of skills useful in psychology, what employer's find important when they interview psychology majors, career choices, areas of specialization, and graduate schools.
On this website, Dr. Fretz, University of Maryland and former Psi Chi National President provides information about finding careers with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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very comprehensive website that includes career information, graduate school
resources, and many areas of specialization.
Christine A. Sannerud, PhD, discusses her psychology career as a "Drug Science Specialist" working for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Employment Resources from the American Psychological Association
A listing of employment positions available that includes job descriptions.
Entry-Level Positions Obtained by Psychology Majors
This
is a listing of some of the different employment positions in business, mental
health, and other areas.
Exploring Different Fields of Psychology - Hanover, College
This is an excellent resource to explore the many subdisciplines in psychology. There are many links to additional information too.
Flexibility is Key to a Successful Career in Psychology
An APA article addressed to the psychology student discussing careers, the need for flexibility, and different approaches to psychology career thoughts.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
An excellent article written by S. Pond, Ph.D. for the Psi Chi website. This is a very comprehensive article about the important work and role industrial psychologists play in helping people work together.
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists - Who Are They?
An article from the Journal of Industrial/Organizational Psychology explaining the career, work environment, and other work-related issues of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists. Excellent.
The home website of this APA journal. The applied focus is more than clinical-applied or applied-experimental articles. There are research articles of interest to applied psychologists working in such settings as universities, industry, government, urban affairs, police and correctional systems, health and educational institutions, transportation and defense systems, labor unions, and consumer affairs.
Marky Lloyd's Careers in Psychology Page
Information
about careers in psychology at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level.
There are also sections that discuss goals for college and career, and
suggestions for assessing academic abilities, interests, skills, and values that
are important considerations when making a career decision.
Psychology Careers for the 21st Century
A on-line pamphlet by APA. This is an EXCELLENT source of information about the field of psychology, future job outlook, varied careers, educational requirements, and more. Bookmark this one!
Pursuing a Career in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Dr. Spector's web articles detail the Industrial-Organizational field. This a comprehensive discussion with many links to examples and other web pages.
Search Consultant/Sensory Taste Specialist
In this APA article, Naomi Swartz discusses how her career as a search consultant developed by combining previous work experience, knowledge of research methods, and industry needs.
This is an APA article that discusses an unusual psychology career, trial consultation. Included in the article is discussion of how to pursue this career.
This website has many resources in the vocational psychology area. These resources include counseling and other career fields.
Dr. Richmond is a practicing clinical psychologist in San Francisco. His website includes discussion about the many different careers available to clinical psychologists and other information.
DeGalan, J., & Lambert, S. (1995). Great jobs for psychology majors. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM
Career Horizons.
What can you do with a bachelor's degree in psychology? These authors discuss many work-related topics and detail careers in areas of residential care, community service, social service, human resources, and what they term as pre-professional therapy. There is some discussion about teaching psychology, but reserved for those with at least a master's degree.
The author offers many helpful suggestions for developing critical thinking
skills, and how to get a job with a bachelor's degree in psychology. There
is also a section discussing strategies to get accepted into to graduate school
programs.
Moran, B. L., & Korschgen, A. J. (1998). Majoring in psych?
Career options for psychology
undergraduates.
Boston: Allyn &
Bacon.
The authors provide a lot of useful information in a small paperback.
The book discusses jobs available to psychology majors, how to increase your
chances of getting these jobs, and helpful methods to decide whether or not to
go to graduate school. For those deciding to attend graduate school, there
is discussion of preparation strategies to get accepted in a graduate
program.
Landrum, E., Davis, S., & Landrum, T. A. (2000). The psychology major: career options
and strategies for success.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.
This book is a good resource for psychology majors.
The authors discuss
strategies for getting jobs, graduate school admission, entry-level career
options, and the differences in career opportunities with a graduate
degree. There are also tips on ways to do well in psychology courses, how
to write psychology papers (APA style), and ethics.