Also called: Experimental Psychologist
Runs experiments to understand how people think, feel, learn, and make decisions.
Designs a study testing whether sleep loss makes people take more risks, runs volunteers through computer tasks, and analyzes the results for a scientific paper.
BLS psychologists, all other, May 2024 (approx).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 10 years after high school. PhD in psychology (5-6 years).
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). BLS psychologists 2024-34 (approx).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI runs online studies, analyzes data and drafts papers; asking good questions and designing sound experiments stay human.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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