What kind of jobs can you do with an Associates Degree in Psychology?

Answer 1

You cannot be a psychologist. It requires at least a Bachelor's degree (usually a Master's) and certification. Some states will allow you to be a Counselor with Bachelor's degree and training. I would suggest a Bachelor's degree! You won't get past an assistant position without it. An Associate's might make you more desireable for an office job with a psychologist or counselor. You could look into law enforcement, probation, or at-risk adolescent programs or homes, but many of those don't pay well and promotions are difficult to obtain without a Bachelor's. Once you get your Bachelor's many positions will open up to you if you begin your Master's (school counselor, community college teaching). Some will even help you pay for it. Otherwise, it is a good side-degree for another Bachelor's degree you might have an interest in. It is applicable in many fields and would add to a resume

Answer 2

Even in a good economy, don't be expecting to work in the psychology field. You can substitute teach with some test certification, just a test, not a course, offered by the state, I think. Just call a local school and ask the qualifications. I know you need an Associates. Also, some jobs ask for an Associates degree, but not a specific one. One more thing, at this time in the psychology field there are very few careers involving a bachelor's degree. Case workers for the mentally ill can have a bachelor's in psychology, but they make very little and the case load is extremely high, making burnout high. If you are planning to go all the way to Masters level, look into receiving a doctorate of psychology, or psy.d. This is three years instead of the two of Masters, but the extra year will put you in a higher salary bracket.

Answer 3

As Associates Degree is rarely recognized as a factor in determining job eligibility. Psychology is often considered a slacker major. Your best bet with an associate's in psych would be to go for a Bachelor's in Organizational Psychology, with course work in Industrial Engineering.

Then my company could hire you as a consultant, but even then you wouldn't be very high on the food chain.

Org psych with Public Administration is a good combo, too.

Answer 4

Not much you can do. I graduated with a Bachelor's in Psychology and had to go back for my Masters because every job that I was hired for paid about $10 an hour. They were mostly working for Archway Schools or working with children or people with disablilities. I guess it depends on where you live. In NJ you just cannot do much with it.

Answer 5

A part time job working in a collge's Psychology department.

Answer 6

You can be a psychologist about any where.. depends what kind of people you want to work with. You could work with Adults, coulpes,mentally challenged, mentally ill, children, co- dependent, and the list goes on. You could pretty much work any where.. Any medical facility, schools, institutions, churches, police station, prisons, youth centers, ymca's,county services, sex offenders, etc.

Answer 7

The golden arches

Answer 8

Start taking a lot of drugs and after you get clean you could be a drug counslelor

Answer 9

psychologist??? perhaps....