Also called: Clinical Health Psychologist, Behavioral Medicine Psychologist
Psychologist who helps people cope with illness and change health behaviors.
Helps a teen with diabetes deal with burnout, teaches pain-coping skills to a patient with chronic back pain, and evaluates candidates before an organ transplant.
Estimate based on BLS clinical psychologists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD or PsyD in clinical/health psychology plus internship, postdoc, and license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology.
Growing faster than average. Psychologists grow faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps track habits and symptoms; coaching a patient through illness and behavior change stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3033.
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