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Job Description


	Diagnose or evaluate mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests, and formulate and administer programs of treatment.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

	Education: A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

	Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Psychologists

About 34 percent of psychologists are self-employed, mainly as private practitioners and independent consultants. Employment growth will vary by specialty; for example, clinical, counseling, and school psychologists will have 11 percent growth; industrial-organizational psychologists, 26 percent growth; and 14 percent growth is expected for all other psychologists. Acceptance to graduate psychology programs is highly competitive. Job opportunities should be the best for those with a doctoral degree in a subfield, such as health; those with a master’s degree will have good prospects in industrial-organization; bachelor’s degree holders will have limited prospects.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Elementary and Secondary Schools	40,930
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	12,670
Individual and Family Services	6,810
State Government (excluding schools and hospitals)	5,350
Outpatient Care Centers	4,770
Local Government (excluding schools and hospitals)	4,700
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	4,370
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	4,080
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	3,890
Offices of Physicians	3,070

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Average Annual Salary	$73,090
Average Hourly Wage	$35.14
Total Employment	100,850