Psychologists

Significant Points

• About 4 out of 10 psychologists are self-employed, compared with less than 1 out of 10 among all professional workers.
• Most specialists, including clinical and counseling psychologists, need a doctoral degree; school psychologists need an educational specialist degree, and industrial-organizational psychologists need a master's degree.
• Competition for admission to graduate psychology programs is keen.
• Overall employment of psychologists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2014.

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