New jobs will account for most employment opportunities, but opportunities will also occur as Psychologists retire. Employment prospects for Psychologists in colleges and universities should improve due to an expected wave of retirements among college faculty over the next several years. Opportunities also will grow in other settings such as businesses, nonprofit organizations, research firms, and computer manufacturing companies. Companies will use Psychologists in survey design, analysis, research testing, and program evaluation. Jobs in health care should also remain strong.
Opportunities are best for candidates with a doctoral degree.
Psychologists with doctorates from leading universities in applied areas such as school, clinical, counseling, health, industrial, and educational psychology should be in demand. The earnings of Psychologists depend on their education, years of experience and specialty. Psychologists with a Ph.D. or a Psy. Federal pay is slightly lower north of the San Francisco Bay Area. The American Psychological Association reports that a wage survey for 1995 will be available in the spring of 1996.