Psychology
CSU, Chico Catalog Description
Some graduates with Psychology degrees have pursued one or more of the following occupations:
- Advertising Manager
- Bank Officer
- Book Critic
- Career Guidance Technician
- Caseworker
- Child Psychiatrist
- Child Support Officer
- Claims Adjuster
- Clinical Psychologist
- College/University Official
- Columnist/Commentator
- Community Organization Worker
- Consumer Affairs Director
- Correctional Officer
- Counselor
- Criminalist
- Employment Counselor
- Employee Relations Specialist
- Experimental Psychologist
- Financial Aid Counselor
- Flight Attendant
- Foreign-Service Officer
- Group Home Counselor
- Guidance Counselor
- Human Resources Specialist
- Human Service Assistant
- Management Trainee
- Market Research Analyst
- Occupational Therapist
- Organizational Psychologist
- Placement Director
- Probation/Parole Officer
- Professor
- Psychiatrist
- Psychiatric Social Worker
- Public Relations Specialist
- Recreational Director
- Recreational Therapist
- Sales Representative
- School Psychologist
- Social Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Special Education Teacher
- Statistician
- Writer
Important:
- Typically co-curricular activities, work experience and/or internships are essential (in addition to earning a college degree) to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.
- Some occupations may require advanced degrees and/or training (check with the Career Center regarding your target occupations).
- Please visit the Career Center (SSC 270) early in your college experience to get ideas on how to build your resume.
The Career Center recommends the following websites for researching occupational titles:
- U.S. Department of Labor(opens in new window)
- O*NET Online(opens in new window)
- California Occupational Guide(opens in new window)
- Google(opens in new window)
- Wikipedia(opens in new window)
Research Job Openings:
Additional Internet Sites:
- CSU, Chico Department of Psychology
- Board of Behavioral Sciences(opens in new window)
- American Counseling Association(opens in new window)
- American Psychological Association(opens in new window)
- Association for Psychological Science(opens in new window)
- National Association of School Psychologists
- Social Psychology Network
- EdD Programs(opens in new window)