<p>Thanks for taking time out and adding your input. I am new to the site, so I apologize if I have posted this in the wrong place.</p>
<p>I will be graduating soon with my BA in psychology. Not only do I love studying the subject, but the beauty of having this degree is that I can pretty much take it into any field I want to (i.e. education, business, social work, etc.). However, I'm not 100% sure which field I do want to take it to. I've narrowed down clinical/psychiatric social work, school psychology, and I/O psychology/organizational behavior. As of now I am just looking to get my masters and will worry about a doctoral degree at a later time.</p>
<p>Social Work: Not only is social work one of the most rewarding careers, but an MSW is extremely flexible. I want to focus my studies and career with a clinical and mental health focus.</p>
<p>School Psychology: Very limited degree. Primarily testing, with some counseling involved (both of which I like). I know statistics is involved in this field. How much is stats involved? That I am not sure of.</p>
<p>I/O psych/Org. Behavior: I'm looking for any input in this field that I can get (jobs, demand, salaries, etc.).</p>
<p>What I am mostly looking for is peoples input/advice on each field. Positives and negatives of each that I did not list - especially I/O psych and organizational behavior. Thank you.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m a psych major and I considered the clinical route for awhile so I’ve done a lot of research in that area, but mostly for the career of becoming a clinical psychologist.</p>
<p>Getting an MSW is the way to go if you only want to do therapy. You don’t make a lot of money generally, but if psychotherapy interests you, this is the best route. It’s less school that becoming a clinical psychologist and you generally don’t make that much less money than clinical psychologists.</p>
<p>School psych like you mentioned is a lot of assessment, but pays pretty well and in some states you only need a masters. The demand is high for them but you have to really like assessment because that is 90% of your day. There is probably a decent amount of stats involved but I wouldn’t let it hold you back.</p>
<p>I don’t know too much about I/O psych but I do know that the demand is good and it is very well paying, and can be the most profitable area of psychology. You’d be working as a consultant for some business probably.</p>
<p>Hope that helped somewhat, good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your response! I’m interested in psychotherapy/counseling, but I also find organizational behavior interesting too. While I’m certainly not looking to be a millionaire, I do want to live comfortably, especially because I will most likely have lots of student loans to pay back. Living in a suburb of NYC, teachers, school psychologists, and school social workers can make a comfortable living. As far as I/O psych goes, I know it’s an up-and-coming field, but I don’t know what salary rangers are or what the job description is. It seems like you can do a lot with a degree in I/O psych/Organizational behavior, there are a number of positions one can hold.</p>
<p>Thanks again for your input.</p>