Occupations related to a psychology degree

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 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 21 related occupations

Ordered by BLS median wage, highest first. 20 of 21 have a published wage.

The crosswalk relates 2 further occupations to this field (19-1099, 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

10 of the 21 have a BLS typical entry-level education at or below a bachelor's degree; 10 are above it. "Typical" is BLS's word: it describes the workers already in the occupation.

Bachelor's degree

10

Master's degree

6

Doctoral or professional degree

4

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

“Psychology” groups 31 CIP 2020 instructional programs. The occupation list above is the union of everything the crosswalk relates to them.

• 42.0101 Psychology, General
• 42.2701 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
• 42.2702 Comparative Psychology
• 42.2703 Developmental and Child Psychology
• 42.2704 Experimental Psychology
• 42.2705 Personality Psychology
• 42.2706 Behavioral Neuroscience
• 42.2707 Social Psychology
• 42.2708 Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
• 42.2709 Psychopharmacology
• 42.2710 Developmental and Adolescent Psychology
• 42.2799 Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
• 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
• 42.9999 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.

• What a role actually requires
• How the work is actually performed
• Where a role could lead next
• Compare another field of study