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Average
Salary & Job Outlook
School
Counselor
Median wages (2005)
$45,200 annually
Private
Psychologist
Median wages (2005)
$99,900 annually
U.S. Minimum Wage
$10,712 Annually
For psychologists and counselors working in schools and vocational
settings, salaries range between $35,350 to over $57,170 yearly.
In 2005, those with private practices earned a yearly salary
of between $74,260 and $125,560.
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Jobs
with a degree in psychology and counseling
Getting a psychology or counseling degree is a great
way to assist the public through mental and emotional
guidance.
Here’s a quick look at some jobs you can get
with a degree in psychology and counseling.
Mental Health Counselors work
with individual people, families and other groups
to find and treat mental and emotional disorders.
They use numerous therapeutic techniques in order
to promote the highest level of positive mental health.
These counselors are trained to address many issues
that include depression, addiction, suicidal tendencies,
stress management, career considerations, self esteem
issues, educational decisions and other issues related
to mental and emotional health.
Career Counselors mainly provide
counseling about careers and various career decisions. Their
main focus is to help individuals with major and
minor career goals and choices. In order to find
the correct career path these counselors evaluate
each client’s education, training, career history,
interests, skills and other personality traits. They
arrange for aptitude and achievement tests to assist
in career decisions. Career counselors also help
individuals develop their job searching skills and
they assist in locating and applying for jobs.
Rehabilitation Counselors assist
people in dealing with personal, social and vocational
effects of disabilities such as birth defects, illness,
disease, accidents or simply the stress daily life
provides. These counselors are trained to evaluate
strengths and limitations of their clients, provide
personal and vocational counseling, plan out medical
care, provide vocational training and seek employment
opportunities. They develop personalized programs
based on education and medical reports and by consulting
physicians, and employers to establish capabilities
of the individual.
Jobs in psychology and counseling careers are expected
to grow faster than the average for occupations over
the next ten years. There will likely be a 34% increase
in jobs through 2014.
Other psychology and counseling occupations
Here is a list of other occupations available with
a psychology or counseling degree:
- Substance abuse
- Mental health
- Vocational counseling
- Marriage and family
- School counseling
- Rehabilitation
- Loan counseling
- Social work
- Genetic counseling
- Multicultural
- Gerontological
- Counseling education
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- School administration
- Psychiatry
- Health psychology
- Clinical psychology
- Industrial
- Behavioral
- Developmental
- Social psychology
- Experimental
- Research psychology
- Sociologists
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