- Clinical psychologists specialize in specific populations such as adolescents, children, mental illnesses, specific cultures, gay/lesbian, women and elderly. Clinical psychologists must be licensed and have a doctorate. However, bachelor's and master's students may work as an intern.
- Organizational/Industrial psychology career focuses on people and their jobs. This type of career focuses on the relationships between people in organizations, productivity, attitudes about the job, choices in careers, consumerism, and human resources. The degrees for this field are a master's and doctorate.
- A career in forensic psychology includes an education in law as well as psychology ,and most likely a doctorate. Forensic psychologists conduct research, counsel victims and inmates, and help with court decisions such as in custody cases and other areas concerning the law.
- A career in counseling psychology focuses on long term solutions and helping people to adjust to the stresses in their lives. Counseling psychology specialties include working with family, specific ethnic populations, gender and age related. Licensing and doctorates are required to work as a counseling psychologist. At the master's level internships are available.
- Neuropsychology is a new field in psychology. A neuropsychologist is most interested in how the brain adapts and changes in accord to the environment. Imaging equipment gives the neuropsychologist a look at how events impact the brain and shapes behaviors. You will need a doctorate to work in this career.
- A career as a school psychologist will allow you to work directly at the school with the students, training teachers, consultations with parents, and working with the school administration.
