PsychologistBy: Gracie

Why are you interested in this career?

I am interested in this career because I like to help people and I feel that I am easy to talk to.

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What is this career like?

Being a psychologist you diagnose and treat people who have anxiety or personal problems.

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Education

Must go to college 2 year technical training PHD needed in the mental health field

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How much is the pay???

The average yearly pay is 35,000 to 110,000And the median is 64,000 a year.

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What is the future like in this career?

The employment rate in this career is supposed to grow 35%

To do well in this career you need to have a PHD

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Minimum wage

Massachusetts : $8 an hour

Vermont: $8.06 an hour California: $8 an hour Michigan: $ 7.04

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Work for people under the age of 18

On school days you can’t work longer than 3 hours

You can’t work more than 18 hours per

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1 of the 100 best companies to work for

Google: 12,580 U.S employees 7,013 employees out of the U.S Located in Mountain View, California

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Monster job search:

Job availability: child and adult psychologist In Andover,

Massachusetts ( General Psychologist Associations)

Staff psychologist at Wellesley College Clinical psychologist for the U.S Air Force School psychologist at Brockton Public

school

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Resources

Career cruising Bls.gov Monster job search Department of labor CNN money fortune Bing

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