Careers for Psychology Majors
A degree in psychology offers a person many opportunities for job placement. Depending on the degree a person holds, the field of psychology can be quite lucrative. If the person plans to go into the field of psychology a master's degree is required. It is extremely rare to get hired without at least a master's degree in any field related to actual psychology work.
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Earning Potential
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According to the American Psychological Association, licensed doctorate level psychologist earned on average $75,000.00 a year in 2007, while a PhD holder earned $80,000.00 a year (APA, 2008).
Clinical Psychology
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Earning a degree in clinical psychology opens up an entire new realm of career choices. Clinical psychologists are authorized to provide counseling, and also allow the person to distribute medication (with the proper licensing).
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Gerontology
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People who earn psychology degrees have also considered certificates or double majors in gerontology (a branch of science that deals with the aging of seniors), and have gone onto successful careers in researching aging.
Social Services
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With a bachelor's degree in psychology you can go onto many different careers in social services, including working is state and federal low income programs as well as child protective service agencies.
Counseling
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A masters degree is all you need in most states to become a therapist or counselor, however, you cannot work alone, you must be under a doctorate or PhD holder's assistance.
Benefits
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Many psychologist work for themselves, and are not covered under a group health plan. However, if you work for a company the benefits are excellent in most cases.
Misconceptions
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Psychology does not only cover counseling, therapy, and mental health. There are many subjects in which the field of psychology falls under. Many psychologists are tenured professors working in research.
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