Careers in Psychology

Columbia State Community College

What Can I do With a Major in Psychology?

Click on http://psyccareers.apa.org/ for great career information!

Remember that most careers do not require that you have a specific major but that you meet a minimum amount of education. So the question is not so much what can you do with a certain major but what you want to do and how you want to get there. The following list is a beginning point to help you explore a few related career choices based on an academic interest you might have.

Potential Careers:

Alcohol and Drug Treatment Counselor	Adolescent Treatment Specialist
Advertising Manager	Art Therapist
Career Counselor	Case worker
College Professor	Clinical Psychologist
Clinical Social worker	Crisis Counselor
Counseling Psychologist	Experimental Psychologist
Family Therapist	Forensic Psychologist
Gerontological Counselor	Guidance Counselor
Grief Counselor	Government Administrator
Human Resources	Job Placement Specialist
Job Interviewer	Law Enforcement
Lawyer	Marriage and Family Therapist
Marketing Specialist	Mental Health Specialist
Music Therapist	Neuropsychologist
Organizational Psychologist	Public Relations
Rehabilitation Counselor	Recruiter
School Psychologist	Social Psychologist
Wilderness treatment facilitator	Writer

Potential Employers:

Hospitals	Mental Health clinics
Private Practice	State and Federal agencies
Schools and School Systems	Colleges and Universities
Nursing Homes	Law Enforcement Agencies
Prisons	Corporations
Wilderness Treatment Facilities	Sports Teams and Training Facilities
Testing Companies	Law Firms
Religious Organizations	Non-profit Organizations
Community Service Organizations

Links:

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos056.htm	OOH profile, Psychologist
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos067.htm	OOH profile, Counselor
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos059.htm	OOH profile, Social Service Worker
http://www.apa.org/students/brochure/	APA Psychology Career Information
http://www.psywww.com/careers/	Psychology Careers
http://www.rider.edu/users/suler/gradschl.html	Psychology Graduate School
http://www.psychology.org/links/Career/	Psychology Careers
http://www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm	Psychology Graduate School
http://www.asppb.org/	State Licensing Boards
http://www.apa.org/	American Psychology Association
http://www.counseling.org/	American Counseling Association
http://www.abfp.com/	Forensic Psychology Association
http://www.aamft.org/index_nm.asp	Marriage and Family Therapy Assoc.
http://www.siop.org/TIP/SIOP/brochure.html	Industrial/Organizational Psychology
http://www.monster.com	Job Listings
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov	Federal Job Listings
http://www.socialservice.com/	Social Service Jobs
http://www.psychologyjobs.org/	Psychology Jobs International

Services	Columbia State Community College
Career Services Jones Student Center P.O. Box 1315 Columbia, TN 38402-1315	Phone: 931.540-2573 Fax: 931.540-2577 E-mail: careerservices@columbiastate.edu