{"id":109,"date":"2010-07-30T19:16:51","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T23:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/psychology\/resources-for-students\/careers-in-psychology\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:26:03","slug":"careers-in-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/resources-for-students\/careers-in-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Meandering Path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April 2013, Prof. <a title=\"Rebecca Fraser-Thill\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/faculty-staff\/rebecca-fraser-thill\/\">Rebecca Fraser-Thill<\/a> organized a panel comprised of department members to help our majors understand that one of the challenges of any career is the often non-linear trajectory a successful career path can take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of the seven panelists describes his or her own career path and offers insight into how that experience might help someone at the beginning of a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Meandering Path: Career Opportunites for Psychology Majors, Part 1 of 5\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XCyF3Pno4zg?list=PLOJKldfabwv2f8jf5zP0Y6It4P4zBS7E8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 1: Intro &amp; Brian Pfohl (6min 35sec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 2: Su Langdon (10min 55sec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 3: Jill Reich, Rebecca Fraser-Thill, &amp; Kathy Low (14min 12sec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 4: Amy Douglass &amp; Michael Sargent (14min 15sec)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video 5: Director of the Bates College Career Development Center, David McDonough (8min 43sec)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XCyF3Pno4zg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specific Career Possibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following list of psychology-related career possibilities has been compiled by the department faculty. Some of these follow the traditional career path of psychology, including graduate school in the field.&nbsp; Others are jobs that are indirectly related, but where a background in psychology is advantageous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clicking on the link for a given career leads to the US government&#8217;s&nbsp;Bureau of Labor Statistics site.&nbsp; This site includes a wealth of information, including a detailed job description, type of education\/certification necessary, employment trends in the US, expected salary ranges, and related professional organizations. (For careers where there is no related BLS entry, a link is provided to Wikipedia.&nbsp; Those links are marked with a *.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No graduate school required<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Abused+womens+advocate+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Abused women&#8217;s advocate<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Advertising\/marketing+specialist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Advertising\/marketing specialist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Art+therapist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Art therapist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Day+care+worker+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Day care worker<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Ergonomics+specialist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Ergonomics specialist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Fundraiser+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Fundraiser<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=graphic+designer+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Graphic designer\/ User-interface designer<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Guidance+counselor+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Guidance counselor<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=high+school+teacher+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">High school teacher<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Human+resources+specialist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Human resources specialist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=life+coach+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\">Life coach<\/a> *<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Paralegal+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Paralegal<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Market+Researcher+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Market researcher<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Scientific+writer+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Scientific writer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Some graduate training necessary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Epidemiologist\/+Public+health+consultant+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Epidemiologist\/ Public health consultant<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Genetic+counselor+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Genetic counselor<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Lawyer+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Lawyer<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Marriage+and+family+counselor+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Marriage and family counselor<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Mediator+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Mediator\/ Conflict resolution specialist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Nurse+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Nurse\/ Midwife<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Occupational+therapist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Occupational therapist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Physical+therapist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Physical therapist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Social+worker+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Social worker<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Speech+and+language+therapist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Speech and language therapist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Statistical+consultant+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\">Statistical consultant<\/a> *<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Statistician+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Statistician<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Trial+consultant+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\">Trial consultant<\/a> *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ph.D. or equivalent degree required<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Professor+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Professor<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Psychiatrist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">Psychiatrist<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Psychopharmacologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\">Psychopharmacologist<\/a> *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of Applied Psychology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completing a terminal degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in psychology can lead to a number of different specializations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics site gives a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=psychologist+site:bls.gov&amp;btnI\">good overview of the profession in general<\/a>.&nbsp; Furthermore, here is a sample of some applied psychology specialties.&nbsp; For each subfield, we are providing links to Wikipedia (marked with the&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"> icon), which offers accurate and concise summaries of the subfields along with educational requirements.&nbsp; We are also providing links to professional organizations associated with these specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Psychologists who choose from these applied specialties may work in an academic setting, combining teaching with their research and applied work.&nbsp; However, many choose to work outside of academia as full-time research psychologists for corporations, consulting firms, independently funded labs, or government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: Click on the&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"> icon to link to the appropriate Wikipedia article for each topic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clinical neuropsychologist<\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=clinical+neuropsychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=division+40+clinical+neuropsychology&amp;btnI\">American Psychological Association, Division 40<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clinical psychologist<\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=clinical+psychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=div12+%22what+is+clinical+psychology%22&amp;btnI\">American Psychological Association, Division 12<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Counseling psychologist<\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=counseling+psychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=societyof+counseling+psychology&amp;btnI\">Society of Counseling Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crisis intervention specialist<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=NOVA+Crisis+Response+Team&amp;btnI\">National Organization for Victim Assistance Crisis Response Team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NASP&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=nasp+neat+team&amp;btnI\">National Emergency Assistance Team<\/a>, specializing in school crises<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forensic psychologist <\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=forensic+psychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=American+psychology+law+society&amp;btnI\">American Psychology-Law Society<\/a> (AP-LS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Industrial\/Organizational psychologist<\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=industrial+organizational+psychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Society+for+Industrial+and+Organizational+Psychology&amp;btnI\">Society for Industrial &amp; Organizational Psychology<\/a> (SIOP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>School psychologist<\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=school+psychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure><ul><br><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=national+association+of+school+psychologists&amp;btnI\">National Association of School Psychologists<\/a><\/li><br><\/ul><p>(NASP)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=International+School+Psychology+Association&amp;btnI\">International School Psychology Association<\/a> (ISPA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sports psychologist <\/strong><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=sports+psychologist+site:wikipedia.org&amp;btnI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/files\/2010\/07\/wiki_link2.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;q=Association+for+Applied+Sports+Psychology&amp;btnI\">Association for Applied Sports Psychology<\/a> (AASP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Career Resources Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Psychological Association (APA) provides information about careers on their website.&nbsp; For example, they have testimonials and descriptions from dozens of professionals in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=apa+non+academic+careers+psychology&amp;btnI\">non-academic careers<\/a> that are related to psychology (e.g., Human Factors Expert, Market Research Consultant, Highway Safety Research Analyst).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The APA also has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/apags\/resources\/\">great online resource <\/a>about finding, applying to, and getting funding for psychology graduate programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/career\/\">Bates Career Services page<\/a> for information about how they can help you start your post-Bates career!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Meandering Path In April 2013, Prof. Rebecca Fraser-Thill organized a panel&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":917,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_prepend":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append_before_footer":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_hide_page_title":false,"_header_override":"","_template_width_override":"","_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"_sidebarChoice":"","footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3224,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/3224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}