CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Specialty Areas in Psychology

Education

Mental Health Professionals

Clinical Psychologists

Counseling Psychologists

Psychiatrists

Psychoanalysts

Psychiatric Social Workers

Professional Organizations

International Union of Psychological ScienceIUPsyS 1951

American Psychological Association APA 1892

Association of Psychological Science APS 1988

American Psychiatric Association APA 1844

I/O Psychology

The branch of psychology that focuses on the study of human behavior at work.

Industrial Psychology = Personnel Psychology

Personnel or Industrial

Matches people’s characteristics to job requirements.

Accurately measures job performance.

Assesses employee training needs.

Organizational Behavior

How the organization and the social environment of work affects attitudes and behaviors.

I/O Psychologists

Selection and Placement

Training and Development

Performance Management

Organizational Development

Quality of Work Life

Ergonomics

Work Settings, Type of Training, and Employment Outlook

16%

7%

34%

31%

Personnel Psychology

Job Analysis

Personnel Selection

Organizational Behavior

Job Satisfaction

Leadership

Workplace Trends and Issues

Telecommuting or Telework

Internet Recruiting Privacy in Workplace Work-Life Balance

Employment

Internet Recruiting

Education