School psychology majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a school psychology degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in school psychology. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 771 school psychology major resumes to identify the jobs school psychology majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a School Psychology Degree
- Starting Salary$68,000Job openings12,516Top Locations:Job Description:Psychologists study cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and their environments.
- Starting Salary$59,000Job openings5,813Top Locations:Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Alpharetta, GA;Job Description:Psychologists study cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and their environments.
- Starting Salary$55,000Job openings25,457Top Locations:Job Description:Psychologists study cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and their environments.
- Starting Salary$37,000Job openings106,982Top Locations:New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA;Job Description:Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome mental and emotional disorders and problems with family and other relationships. They listen to clients and ask questions to help the clients understand their problems and develop strategies to improve their lives.
- Starting Salary$36,000Job openings91,275Top Locations:New York, NY; Miami, FL; Houston, TX;Job Description:School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.
- Starting Salary$32,000Job openings109,487Top Locations:New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA;Job Description:Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.
- Starting Salary$31,000Job openings102,464Top Locations:Job Description:Social and human service assistants provide client services, including support for families, in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. They assist other workers, such as social workers, and they help clients find benefits or community services.
- Starting Salary$31,000Job openings124,570Top Locations:New York, NY; Austin, TX; Indianapolis, IN;Job Description:Personal financial advisors give financial advice to people. They help with investments, taxes, and insurance decisions.
- Starting Salary$28,000Job openings74,968Top Locations:Duluth, MN; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA;Job Description:Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors advise people who suffer from alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, or other behavioral problems. They provide treatment and support to help the client recover from addiction or modify problem behaviors.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings95,123Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
