Job Outlook with a Bachelors in Psychology?

[Butterfly750]

Hi Everyone 🙂

I was wondering what is the job outlook for an individual with a bachelors in psychology? Do the odds look favorable?

Thank You 🙂

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[WisNeuro]

Besides the benefit from having a college education, doesn't confer any additional value.

 

[erg923]

Hi Everyone 🙂

I was wondering what is the job outlook for an individual with a bachelors in psychology? Do the odds look favorable?

Thank You 🙂

Their is nothing marketable about it specifically, other than its a bachelor degree, because it bestows no specific set of vocational skills.

 

[Wendi22]

As far as individuals I have known trying to have a career in psychology with a BA....I worked as a research assistant for a bit and a few individuals with bachelors degrees also worked in the lab, but started with lower pay (about 23k). They often ended up moving to IRB or another department within the university to get a little better pay and benefits. Some also moved up to research associate.

 

[psychrat]

Hi Everyone 🙂

I was wondering what is the job outlook for an individual with a bachelors in psychology? Do the odds look favorable?

Thank You 🙂

You could get a job as a research assistant, psych tech, case manager in community mental health, etc, but most people use those jobs to fill gap years before going to grad school.

 

[Indiana_Jane]

When I graduated, I took a job as a psych tech at a local inpatient facility. I eventually worked as a case manager for another local facility as well as a child advocate for an advocacy center. These three jobs listed psychology degrees as preferred, but they also accepted bachelor's in social work, human development, and related fields, too (and sometimes no college degree at all). For me, having a psych degree didn't seem to be anything sought after post-graduation 🙁. However, like psychrat mentioned, I also used that time to build up my research experience for grad school. Co-worker backgrounds in those fields ranged from HS education to degrees in unrelated fields so I can't imagine it really held a lot of weight.


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[deleted343839]

Between college and grad school I held a full-time job doing basic data analysis, data collection, and preparing simple reports. I was paid in the low 30s (this was over 15 years ago). It wasn't specific to psychology but my stats and data collection training, such as they were at the time, were helpful for getting in the door. My supervisor had an MPH and probably made about twice my salary.