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what are the job possibilities in the field of psychology?

i am interested in psychology but unsure of my exact career. #psychology #undecided

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Linda Ann’s Answer

Hi Sruti,
After you have taken a few courses in psychology, you will have a better understanding of the diversity of sub-disciplines within our profession. I always recommend to potential students of psychology to poke around, so to speak, at the web site of the American Psychological Association (www.apa.org). In particular, to to the tab for Divisions (there are 54 of them) and read about what each Division represents/does.


Here's what I recently told another student here at Career Village about potential careers:
With a BS in psychology you cannot be a psychotherapist...that job role requires an advanced degree.


However there are many directions in which you can go such as marketing, sales, social work type positions with non-profits or government, research assistant, therapeutic support specialist (TSS) and Human Resources. Those are but a few ideas.


Well developed written and oral communication skills will help you to land a job!


I would recommend visiting the Career Counseling Office at your college or university for further discussion AND more importantly job leads.


Best of luck with your future studies and career.
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Carole’s Answer

There are several ways to use your Psychology major. Here are some of those careers: Teaching; Counseling is a big one because there are different types of counseling and they all are all different; Social Work; Working for a company as a Psychologist,; Having your own business as a Psychologist; Working in medicine at a hospital or clinic.There are also many types of Psychologists; Marriage and family, child, Psychologists that work with Human Resource Dept; Psychologists for Drug and Alcohol Prevention, hospitals and clinics for specialty area. Schools( high school, college and sometimes for elementary and junior high.


Psychology is also a major that people can use everyday of there life, even with a Sales job or with your own children. It is not tangible like a math job, but it is a science of the mind and behaviors of other people.

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