Data |
Psychology |
All fields |
---|---|---|
Employment |
3,035,610 | 55,381,020 |
Median wage |
$48,000 | $59,000 |
Percent employed part time |
20 | 15 |
Percent employed in occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree |
59 | 59 |
Percent with an advanced degree |
49 | 37 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. |
Psychology majors |
Major share |
---|---|
Psychology |
92% |
Counseling psychology |
3 |
Miscellaneous psychology |
2 |
Educational psychology |
1 |
Industrial and organizational psychology |
1 |
Other |
1 |
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. |
Occupational group |
Occupational group share |
---|---|
Management occupations |
15% |
Community and social service occupations |
13 |
Educational instruction and library occupations |
13 |
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations |
11 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
9 |
Other |
40 |
Note: The sum of percents by major may not total 100 due to rounding. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. |
Occupational Outlook Handbook profile |
Percent growth, projected 2019–29 |
Typical entry-level education |
Percent degree holders in this field, this occupation, 2018 |
Percent of this occupation with an advanced degree, 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary |
21% | Doctoral or professional degree | 3% | 74% |
Counselors, all other |
13 | Master's degree | 2 | 46 |
Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors |
8 | Master's degree | 2 | 60 |
Registered nurses |
7 | Bachelor's degree | 2 | 12 |
Social workers, all other |
5 | Bachelor's degree | 4 | 38 |
Elementary school teachers, except special education |
4 | Bachelor's degree | 5 | 50 |
Lawyers |
4 | Doctoral or professional degree | 2 | 93 |
Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary |
4 | Master's degree | 2 | 55 |
Psychologists, all other |
2 | Master's degree | 3 | 90 |
Personal service managers, all other; entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling; and managers, all other |
-2 | Bachelor's degree | 3 | 21 |
Note: Occupational profiles may comprise multiple SOC occupations, which may have differing education categories. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (projected growth, entry-level education) and U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (degree holders, advanced degrees). |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Field of degree: Psychology,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/field-of-degree/psychology/psychology-field-of-degree.htm (visited January 19, 2021).
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