Occupation Profile for School Psychologists
Investigate processes of learning and teaching and develop psychological principles and techniques applicable to educational problems.
Signficant Points
- About 34 percent of psychologists are self-employed, compared with only 8 percent of all workers.
- Competition for admission to graduate psychology programs is keen.
- Overall employment of psychologists is expected to grow faster than average.
- Job prospects should be the best for people who have a doctoral degree in an applied specialty, such as counseling or health, and those with a specialist or doctoral degree in school psychology.