Also called: Clinical Neuropsychologist
Tests memory, attention, and thinking skills to understand how brain injury or illness affects someone.
Spends four hours giving a patient puzzles, word lists, and drawing tasks after a concussion, then writes a report explaining what's affected and how to help.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 11 years after high school. PhD/PsyD in clinical psychology plus neuropsychology internship and postdoc.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Neuroscience.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Estimate tied to psychologists.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may score some tests, but hours of one-on-one testing, judgment and explaining results to families stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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