PSYCHOLOGIST

EARNINGS

• Annual earning is $70,650 a year
• Typically need a license and a bachelors degree at the minimum.

ENTRY LEVEL PLACEMENT

• High school diploma and a college degree
• You do not need a certificate to get a license in psychology

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• Opportunities to advance?
• You need a higher college degree to get more access
• Required characteristics?
• Honesty, self-awareness, trustworthiness etc.

NATURE OF WORK

• Conducting interviews
• Evaluating tests
• Analyzing patient information
• Diagnosing patients

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Psychologists usually work 35 hours per week
• They work in clinics, hospitals, prisons, private offices etc.

JOB OUTLOOKS

• Expected to grow 19% between 2014 and 2024
• Fastest growing occupation

ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES

• Advantages: the reward of helping people through their problems, flexible work schedule, high earnings etc.
• Disadvantages: very stressful and draining, a lot of paper work, very erratic sometimes

REASONS WHY THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL CAREER

• I love to help people
• I could learn more about myself
• High earnings are nice
• The human mind has always interested me

CURRENT PREPARATIONS

• Taking a psychology course this semester
• Learning more about myself and the mind