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Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: smilealways on Jan 26, 2012
What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?


Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: oaklandowns on Jan 26, 2012
good luck with that... I know alot of people who just had to get plain ole office jobs or what not and had nothing to do with their degree.  Psych is notorious for that.


Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: ashxo on Jan 26, 2012
just a Bachlurette? good luck there are none
I have 1,001 friends with B.A. in pschycology and most deliver pizzas
Go for the PHD or u r screwed


Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: datageekgh on Jan 26, 2012
try social service.


Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: dassanah on Jan 27, 2012
If you want a high-paying psychology job you would have to do one of two things: get a PhD so you can be a professor at the university level or get a PsyD so you can be a practicing clinical psychologist.

I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology but I chose not to go for a doctorate degree, just yet. Right now I'm an Outreach Coordinator for a university. I LOVE my job! I provide individual and group college counseling to middle school and high school students, and I coordinate other counselors to do the same. I'm using the skills I learned in my counseling and interviewing classes as a psychology student. Currently I'm looking into grad schools for school counseling or student affairs at the university level so I can continue counseling students.

You CAN do something with a B.A. in psychology, however its hard if you don't have any job, internship or volunteer experience.


Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: oaktree on Jan 27, 2012
you can't do anything with a psych degree, you need a ph.d to be a psych


Title: What are the best jobs for someone with a psychology degree?
Post by: oangi on Jan 28, 2012
As a person who was silly enough to decide on psychology as my degree/major choice, there are limited opportunities at the the bachelor level.  Once u obtain your master's and ph.d, the opportunities become more available.  at bachelor's level, you'll probably be working as a case manager or something like that.  The pay is not very good.  I got a job as an Account Executive and I'm so happy I got out of the field.