CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GRADUATE
Careers in Psychology
A bachelor’s degree in psychology offers students a broad range of career options. Psychology can be applied to academic, human service, business, and government/military settings. As such, you may find yourself working in a hospital as a child life specialist, in a social service agency encouraging young mothers, or in business consulting with a Fortune 500 company. Listed below is not an exhaustive list of careers available to graduates with a bachelor’s degree.
- Teacher (K-12)
- Child Life Specialist
- Child Development Center Director
- Group Home Manager
- Assistant Psychologist
- Case Manager, Department of Social Services
- Youth Services Counselor
- Non-profit Director
- Program Coordinator
- Community and Social Service Worker
- Community Training Specialists
- Policy Writer for Nonprofits/Government
- Legislative Aide
- Human Resources Specialist
- Quality Assurance Specialist
- Corporate Trainers
- Bankers
- Fundraiser
- Event Coordinator
- Advertising Executive
- Market Research Analyst
- College Admissions Officer
- Research Assistant
- Small Business Owner
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Crisis Intervention Counselor
- Student Services Worker
- Police Officer/Detective
- Probation Officer
If you are interesting in learning more about psychology as a field or careers in psychology, please visit any of the websites listed below:
American Psychological Association (APA) Online Career Center:
http://psyccareers.apa.org/
APA Academic Career Useful Website Links:
http://www.apa.org/science/career_links.html
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/
Southeastern Psychological Association
http://www.sepaonline.com/
Psi Chi (National Honor Society in Psychology):
http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_50.asp
