Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to psychology programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Psychology · CIP 42 family · 31 codes · 16 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 42.0101 Psychology, General, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps psychology programs to 16 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist and Social Science Research Assistant. BLS median pay across them runs from $47,320 (Coaches and Scouts) to $193,950 (Industrial-Organizational Psychologist) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs psychology programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruiter | $75,940 | 912,430 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Management Consultant | $101,860 | 898,280 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Training Specialist | $69,280 | 458,300 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $59,550 | 392,550 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| School Counselor | $64,330 | 353,310 | n/a | 5 |
| Coaches and Scouts | $47,320 | 248,950 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $107,310 | 221,270 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| HR Manager | $149,280 | 220,660 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Medical Scientist | $103,410 | 172,340 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Clinical Psychologist | $100,580 | 75,990 | Post-Doctoral Training | 5 |
| School Psychologist | $95,990 | 63,940 | Post-Master's Certificate | 5 |
| Training and Development Managers | $133,000 | 48,050 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Psychology Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $80,340 | 41,530 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
| Social Science Research Assistant | $61,990 | 30,640 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Statistician | $105,650 | 29,030 | Master's Degree | 5 |
| Industrial-Organizational Psychologist | $193,950 | 790 | Master's Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, one of the psychology jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection.
Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Writing
Mapped from CIP 42.0101, 42.2804Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others.
Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans.
Reading Comprehension · Social Perceptiveness · Active Listening
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 42.0101, 42.2703Design and create special programs for tasks such as statistical analysis and data entry and cleaning.
Provide assistance with the preparation of project-related reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
Reading Comprehension · Active Listening · Writing
Mapped from CIP 42.0101, 42.2708Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
Active Listening · Speaking · Social Perceptiveness
Mapped from CIP 42.2703, 42.2710Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
Mathematics · Reading Comprehension · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 42.2708Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
Writing · Speaking · Science
Mapped from CIP 42.2709Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
Data A national median for federal-aid graduates of this field: a separate measure from the BLS job pay above.
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The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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