| Psychologists are responsible for studying human | | | | Organizational psychologists will use research methods |
| behavior in the mind, with those working in a healthcare | | | | in order to improve productivity and to decrease |
| field specializing in health services for hospitals, clinics, | | | | workplace tensions. They may test potential |
| and schools, while those working for business and the | | | | employees in order to find out if they are right for the |
| government have a wide variety of roles. | | | | position. |
| Psychologists will create hypotheses and then try to | | | | Psychologist jobs will typically involve a 40 hour |
| disprove or to prove their validity, often gathering | | | | workweek in a wide variety of employment |
| information from intelligence tests and performance | | | | circumstances, with some individuals needing to work |
| tests, or they may conduct interviews and | | | | nights and weekends in health care facilities, and |
| questionnaires. Clinical psychologists are the largest | | | | others in private practice working nine to five. Most of |
| specialty of this field, and they will help the mentally ill | | | | these professionals will require a masters or doctoral |
| and emotionally distressed individuals deal with life, | | | | degree in psychology in order to become licensed in |
| which can include a personal crisis or the death of a | | | | the state in which they practice medicine. |
| loved one. | | | | In 2006, they had about 166,000 jobs in America, with |
| They will often give tests to patients and they may | | | | school psychologists occupying about 30% of all jobs. |
| specialize in such areas as health psychology, | | | | About 20% of these professionals are involved in |
| geropsychology, and neuropsychology. | | | | health care, and government and private practices |
| Geropsychologists will predominately deal with the | | | | take up the rest of the slack. A third of all of these |
| elderly, and neuropsychologist will study relationships | | | | professionals are self-employed. Job prospects overall |
| between behavior and the brain. | | | | for psychologists are fairly bright, as the job itself is |
| Counseling psychologists will work in a wide variety of | | | | expected to grow much faster than the rate of |
| settings which can include hospitals, university | | | | population growth. |
| counseling centers, and private practices, and some will | | | | In 2006, the middle 50th percentile of these individuals |
| specialize in treating children with developmental or life | | | | made between $45,300 and $77,750, with |
| issues in a school environment. They may also have a | | | | organizational psychologists working for businesses |
| role in evaluating curriculums and their effectiveness. | | | | making between $66,310 and $115,000. |