Also called: Prison Psychologist, Forensic Psychologist
Provides mental health treatment and assessments for people in prison.
Correctional psychologists counsel inmates with depression and trauma, assess suicide risk, run therapy groups, and evaluate people for parole boards or courts. The Bureau of Prisons is one of the largest employers of 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 psychology plus state license.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Criminology, Neuroscience.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI may score screening tests; therapy, suicide-risk calls and court evaluations stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Biology, Sociology, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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