I'm planning to major in psychology and become a social psychologist. However, I heard that it's really hard for some people to find jobs after they earned their degrees. Is that really true? Are there too many psychologists out there? I just want to know before I make the decison to major in psychology.
2007-01-25 12:05:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I don't like that one of those people above me said that getting just your bachelor's is a waste of time; it isn't! It just depends on what you want to do! If you want to be a parole officer or an activities director at a retirement home, etc. (there are lots of jobs you can get with a bachelor's in psychology!), then a bachelor's is all you need! If you want to be a school guidance counselor or something informal like that, a master's would work (although a doctorate might be preferred by your employer), and if you want to "psychoanalyze" people or conduct research, or have your own private practice or even work in a hospital, you will need a doctorate of some type, like a PhD, a PsyD, or an EdD. If you want to be a social psychologist you might need your doctorate depending on what kind of work you want to do with it. Good luck!
2007-01-25 13:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Short answer: Yes. It is very difficult to find a decent job with just a bachelors in psychology. Unfortunately, psychology has become the former business major, as in, it's sort of the general major people choose when they don't know what they want to do. If you really want to peruse psychology, and you want to go into practice (as opposed to research), you need to get a doctorial degree. It's best if you go straight into med school after you get your undergrad, but if you need to, you can go to grad school as well. With only a bachelors in psychology, the best practice job you can get is assistant to a social worker... which is another good major, by the way. If it's only the counseling aspect of psychology that you like, you can get a bachelors in social work and a masters in either social work or counseling and get licensed in counseling. Social work also opens tons of doors right out of college... won't be a big money maker though.
2007-01-25 12:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Kat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just getting harder because of the number of psychology jobs out there... a lot of people major in psychology which doesnt help your chances either. If you want to study psychology, then you have the choice of minoring it also. You could also go to med school and a psychiatry phd which would make finding a job a hell of a lot easier, but obviously more costly. If you really want a pschology major job check here:
http://www.bls.gov/
it has everything you need from current salary to growth rate to number of people working in that field. Good Luck!
2007-01-25 12:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Samiam 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is not extremely annoying to get a job, yet like yet another poster reported, without a masters diploma or maybe a expert license (LPC or MSW) you would be little extra suitable than a dorm mom aka babysitter with the comparable pay. the rationalization this field is so undesirable is by using the fact for one, its a foul field, no longer many people who desire help have the money to pay... additionally each college in gods eco-friendly earth has a psychology branch and that they churn out graduates like no day after today. i might propose you examine out the classifieds of the community newspaper and notice if there are any jobs even published and what they entail.... and be arranged for that. additionally, do no longer borrow funds to get a psychology diploma, or no extra suitable than 20K to your finished diploma. any further than that and you will no longer have the skill to make the student loan funds.
2016-09-28 00:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The higher the degree you get, the easier it is to find a job.
A Bachelor's degree in psychology is a waste of time. With a Master's degree, in most states, you cannot get licensed.
Get a PhD from a good school.
Your best bet is to get an undergraduate degree in a hard science, like biology or chemistry.
Talk to your school counselor.
Good luck.
2007-01-25 12:26:01 · answer #5 · answered by Deana 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well it all depends on the demand rates for this services in your country. Yes there may be too many psychologists out there, it's just barely just chances and lucks for you to get a decent job, no matter in what line/fields you are specialised in.
2007-01-25 12:15:07 · answer #6 · answered by maggotier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋