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