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I got my bachelors in Psychology, and I am interested in applying for Psy.D in Neuropsychology. Is it easy for graduates to find a job in this field?
If you go to a good program, get a good accredited internship, and do a HCG consistent postdoc, pretty easy to get a job, depending on where you limit yourself to. Also, why a PsyD and not a PhD? Research experience is generally more important for neuropsychologists, so I wouldn't write that one off.
Most of us do work in a clinical setting with patients directly. Contrary to the perpetuated myth, the PhD is not a research degree. The vast majority of PhD grads go onto clinical careers. By all means apply to both, I would just caution against automatically discounting dozens of fully funded programs which will give you the same level, if not better training in clinical work.
70-80k is low - check out the 2015 salary survey published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
Job outlook is particularly good for pediatric neuropsychologists.
Most of us do work in a clinical setting with patients directly. Contrary to the perpetuated myth, the PhD is not a research degree. The vast majority of PhD grads go onto clinical careers. By all means apply to both, I would just caution against automatically discounting dozens of fully funded programs which will give you the same level, if not better training in clinical work.