Also called: Educational Psychologist
Supports students' learning, behavior, and mental health inside schools.
Tests a 2nd-grader for a learning disability, meets with parents and teachers to build a support plan, counsels a middle-schooler after a family death, and helps lead the school's crisis team.
Estimate based on BLS school psychologists.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 7 years after high school. Specialist degree (Ed.S., about 3 years after a bachelor's) or doctorate, plus state certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Neuroscience, Education.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Big shortage in many districts.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may score tests and draft reports; observing kids, counseling and leading crisis teams in schools stays human.
Classes: AP Psychology, Child development, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3034.
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