BS in psych jobs

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<p>I am currently a junior psychology student. I am beginning to take a hard look into my job opportunities after I graduate. I have heard that jobs are very very scarce and don't pay very well with just a Bachelor's. I have been focusing on research experience to get into grad school and have good grades. I am also applying for summer research programs. </p>

<p>I just want to hear about other people's experiences on getting a BS in psychology. I'm pretty much done with all of my major classes and I love psychology so it's too late to change majors. If I minor in something, it may be too late to apply, and it will also delay my graduation by a semester or two. </p>

<p>I want to go to graduate school for a phd but I need to know that once I graduate I will have a well paying (decent) job that I can support myself and my future family with. </p>

<p>My interests include biopsychology and perception. I have considered a phd in behavioral neuroscience but I read those jobs are very hard to find even in academia..or a phd in clinical but I have heard that it may not be worth it because MFT's or LCSW's are preferred for the jobs, which are also possibilities. Becoming a clinical neuropsychologist and working in the medical field seems interesting but I have no idea about job prospects for that. </p>

<p>I could also go into something completely unrelated to psychology for grad school but honestly I never really thought about leaving my field so I have no idea what I would go into. </p>

<p>Any advice on how to prepare myself for grad school/ real world jobs (with a BS) / good careers paths in psychology would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Ah, this. I really wish psychology weren’t so awesome (or, perhaps, were more awesome); after the amazing time I’ll have learning it, it’ll be epically hard to do anything further.</p>

<p>Psychology is an extremely popular major and the demand for psychologists is not extremely high. Graduating with a BS means you probably won’t be able to work in your field. So it’d either PhD or “at least you got the degree”.</p>

<p>In clinical or another applied field (like I&O), you’ll increase your employability the most. Since 2010, market’s bedn growing. Median salary is around 65k and you’ll enjoy what is generally found to be a pretty satisfying job.</p>