Degree to Occupation Map
Occupations related to a clinical psychology degree
NCES and BLS publish a crosswalk relating instructional programs to occupations. This page lists every occupation that crosswalk relates to clinical psychology, with the BLS typical entry education, 2025 median wage and projected growth for each, and links to the RoleSprint page covering the role where one exists.
What occupations does the official crosswalk relate to a clinical psychology degree?
The CIP 2020-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk published by NCES and BLS relates 18 CIP 2020 programs in clinical psychology to 15 occupations. That maps a field of study to lines of work; it is not a statement that a clinical psychology degree qualifies someone for any of them, and the crosswalk carries no figure for how many graduates enter each. Across the 14 with a published 2025 BLS wage the median is $98,285, ranging from $47,320 for Coaches and Scouts to $193,950 for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists. BLS typical entry-level education splits 7 at bachelor's degree, 5 at master's degree, 2 at doctoral or professional degree: 7 at or below a bachelor's degree and 7 above it. Mental Health Counselors is projected to grow fastest at +18.4% over 2025-35. The highest-paid are Industrial-Organizational Psychologists ($193,950), Human Resources Managers ($149,280) and Regulatory Affairs Managers ($141,900).
- Related occupations
- 15, from 18 CIP 2020 programs in clinical psychology (a further 1 related occupation has no BLS or O*NET row on this site and are not listed)
- What the mapping means
- NCES states only that it "crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes". It relates a program to an occupation. It does not establish qualification, hiring, or how many graduates take that path.
- BLS typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree: 7; Master's degree: 5; Doctoral or professional degree: 2
- Median wage across these occupations
- $98,285 (2025); 14 of 15 have a published BLS wage
- Next step
- 8 of the 15 occupations have a dedicated RoleSprint page covering what the role requires and how the work is performed.
Source and method
2020 CIP / 2018 SOC Crosswalk, National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics, and BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Verified 2026-09-06. Program-to-occupation relationships are reproduced from the NCES/BLS crosswalk exactly as published; RoleSprint groups CIP programs into the field of study a person would search for and lists the union of their related occupations, showing every member CIP code. Wage, typical entry education and outlook are reproduced from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 for the matching SOC code. Working-condition figures are O*NET 30.3 means. No relationship strength, employment share or qualification judgement is published, because no source supplies one.
What this list is, and what it is not
The crosswalk's own description of itself is one sentence: “This file crosswalks 2020 CIP Codes to 2018 SOC Codes in ascending order by CIP Code.” It relates a field of study to lines of work.
It does not say a clinical psychology degree qualifies anyone for these occupations, that graduates usually enter them, or what share do: the crosswalk publishes no such figure. The wage and education columns come from a separate source, BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, and describe the occupation rather than the degree. Typical entry education is what BLS observes most often among people already doing the work; it is not a rule about who may be hired.
The 15 related occupations
Ordered by BLS median wage, highest first. 14 of 15 have a published wage.
| Occupation | BLS typical entry-level education | Median wage | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists SOC 19-3032 Contact with others 4.2 · Time pressure 3.7 · Sitting 4.4 · Outdoors, all weather 1.2 of 5 | Master's degree Above bachelor's | $193,950 2025 median | +6.5% 2025-35 · 0.3 openings/yr |
Human Resources Managers SOC 11-3121 Contact with others 4.7 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.6 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $149,280 2025 median | +5.5% 2025-35 · 16.8 openings/yr |
Regulatory Affairs Managers SOC 11-9199 Contact with others 4.2 · Time pressure 3.6 · Sitting 4.6 · Outdoors, all weather 1.1 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $141,900 2025 median | +4.9% 2025-35 · 100.9 openings/yr |
Training and Development Managers SOC 11-3131 Contact with others 4.5 · Time pressure 3.6 · Sitting 4.4 · Outdoors, all weather 1.3 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $133,000 2025 median | +6.4% 2025-35 · 4.1 openings/yr |
Neuropsychologists SOC 19-3039 Contact with others 3.9 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 4.5 · Outdoors, all weather 1.0 of 5 | Master's degree Above bachelor's | $110,840 2025 median | +2.3% 2025-35 · 3.5 openings/yr |
Management Analysts SOC 13-1111 Contact with others 4.3 · Time pressure 4.0 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.8 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $101,860 2025 median | +10.1% 2025-35 · 94.1 openings/yr |
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists SOC 19-3033 Contact with others 4.5 · Time pressure 3.6 · Sitting 4.8 · Outdoors, all weather 1.3 of 5 | Doctoral or professional degree Above bachelor's | $100,580 2025 median | +11.7% 2025-35 · 4.1 openings/yr |
School Psychologists SOC 19-3034 Contact with others 4.4 · Time pressure 4.1 · Sitting 3.7 · Outdoors, all weather 1.4 of 5 | Master's degree Above bachelor's | $95,990 2025 median | +0.8% 2025-35 · 3.4 openings/yr |
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary SOC 25-1066 Contact with others 4.4 · Time pressure 3.4 · Sitting 4.0 · Outdoors, all weather 1.0 of 5 | Doctoral or professional degree Above bachelor's | $80,340 2025 median | +4% 2025-35 · 3.7 openings/yr |
Human Resources Specialists SOC 13-1071 Contact with others 4.8 · Time pressure 3.8 · Sitting 4.2 · Outdoors, all weather 1.5 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $75,940 2025 median | +6.4% 2025-35 · 73.7 openings/yr |
Training and Development Specialists SOC 13-1151 Contact with others 4.6 · Time pressure 3.7 · Sitting 3.9 · Outdoors, all weather 1.5 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $69,280 2025 median | +10.8% 2025-35 · 46 openings/yr |
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors SOC 21-1012 Contact with others 4.9 · Time pressure 3.8 · Sitting 4.3 · Outdoors, all weather 1.3 of 5 | Master's degree Above bachelor's | $64,330 2025 median | +2.9% 2025-35 · 27.8 openings/yr |
Mental Health Counselors SOC 21-1014 Contact with others 4.8 · Time pressure 3.9 · Sitting 4.8 · Outdoors, all weather 1.1 of 5 | Master's degree Above bachelor's | $59,350 2025 median | +18.4% 2025-35 · 50.5 openings/yr |
Coaches and Scouts SOC 27-2022 Contact with others 4.8 · Time pressure 3.7 · Sitting 2.6 · Outdoors, all weather 3.3 of 5 | Bachelor's degree At or below bachelor's | $47,320 2025 median | +6.1% 2025-35 · 36.4 openings/yr |
Teaching Assistants, Special Education SOC 25-9043 Contact with others 4.9 · Time pressure 3.1 · Sitting 2.5 · Outdoors, all weather 3.1 of 5 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
The crosswalk relates 1 further occupation to this field (21-1019) for which BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2 publishes no line item on this site. They are counted here rather than listed, because there would be nothing to show beside the name.
BLS typical entry-level education for these occupations
7 of the 15 have a BLS typical entry-level education at or below a bachelor's degree; 7 are above it. "Typical" is BLS's word: it describes the workers already in the occupation.
- Bachelor's degree
- 7
- Master's degree
- 5
- Doctoral or professional degree
- 2
This is BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2's description of the education most workers in each occupation typically hold when they enter it. It is not a list of requirements, and it says nothing about licences, certifications or experience, which BLS records separately and this page does not show.
Which programs this covers
“Clinical psychology” groups 18 CIP 2020 instructional programs. The occupation list above is the union of everything the crosswalk relates to them.
- 42.2801 Clinical Psychology
- 42.2802 Community Psychology
- 42.2803 Counseling Psychology
- 42.2804 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- 42.2805 School Psychology
- 42.2806 Educational Psychology
- 42.2807 Clinical Child Psychology
- 42.2808 Environmental Psychology
- 42.2809 Geropsychology
- 42.2810 Health/Medical Psychology
- 42.2811 Family Psychology
- 42.2812 Forensic Psychology
- 42.2813 Applied Psychology
- 42.2814 Applied Behavior Analysis
- 42.2815 Performance and Sport Psychology
- 42.2816 Somatic Psychology
- 42.2817 Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology
- 42.2899 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other
Grouping is RoleSprint's, and it is printed here so it can be checked. CIP's own grain is finer than the phrase anyone searches; the alternative is one page per code, which would put near-identical lists in front of the same question. How this map is built.
Working out which of these is realistic
A related occupation is a starting point, not a verdict. Three different questions decide whether one is worth pursuing, and each has its own page.
Program-to-occupation relationships from the 2020 CIP / 2018 SOC Crosswalk, National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage, typical entry education and outlook from BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2. Working-condition figures from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA and RoleSprint has modified some of this information.
What to do next
A crosswalk relates a field of study to lines of work. Whether one specific opening is worth your time depends on what you can actually show, which is a different question and the one RoleSprint answers.