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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 19-3033 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists and 19-3034 School Psychologists and the 2010 SOC occupation 19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
113,270 1.4 % $42.04 $87,450 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.75 $28.65 $37.59 $49.26 $63.78
Annual Wage (2) $45,240 $59,590 $78,200 $102,470 $132,670

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 45,630 0.53 $38.55 $80,180
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 20,040 2.10 $48.22 $100,300
Individual and Family Services 6,640 0.26 $40.93 $85,140
Offices of Physicians 6,280 0.24 $46.14 $95,960
Outpatient Care Centers 5,830 0.61 $48.02 $99,870

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 20,040 2.10 $48.22 $100,300
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 3,700 1.50 $41.51 $86,350
Educational Support Services 2,430 1.24 $37.79 $78,610
Outpatient Care Centers 5,830 0.61 $48.02 $99,870
Elementary and Secondary Schools 45,630 0.53 $38.55 $80,180

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 180 0.02 $57.75 $120,130
Home Health Care Services 280 0.02 $50.69 $105,440
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 20,040 2.10 $48.22 $100,300
Outpatient Care Centers 5,830 0.61 $48.02 $99,870
Junior Colleges 120 0.02 $46.60 $96,930

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 16,960 0.98 1.26 $53.73 $111,750
New York 11,030 1.16 1.50 $46.23 $96,170
Texas 8,430 0.68 0.88 $35.54 $73,920
Florida 5,270 0.60 0.78 $37.24 $77,460
Illinois 5,100 0.85 1.10 $36.08 $75,050




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 700 1.44 1.87 $40.44 $84,120
Vermont 410 1.33 1.73 $33.71 $70,120
West Virginia 890 1.27 1.65 $26.34 $54,780
Delaware 560 1.23 1.60 $38.49 $80,060
New York 11,030 1.16 1.50 $46.23 $96,170




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon 1,220 0.64 0.83 $53.85 $112,010
California 16,960 0.98 1.26 $53.73 $111,750
District of Columbia 720 1.00 1.29 $51.40 $106,900
New York 11,030 1.16 1.50 $46.23 $96,170
Louisiana 290 0.15 0.20 $46.17 $96,040





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 10,320 1.07 1.39 $48.23 $100,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,920 0.79 1.02 $56.32 $117,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,270 0.91 1.18 $36.75 $76,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,010 1.05 1.36 $40.23 $83,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,930 1.18 1.53 $52.92 $110,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,730 0.97 1.26 $43.83 $91,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,600 0.82 1.06 $46.24 $96,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,050 0.56 0.73 $37.75 $78,520
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,980 1.00 1.30 $41.73 $86,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,880 0.71 0.92 $38.78 $80,660