Assess, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and potential mental health problems. Cannot prescribe medication in most states.
Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families.
Social Worker
Helps social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social research. May perform publication activities, laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management.
Research Assistant
Go to medical school and earn a Doctorate of Medicine (MD). Trained to conduct therapy, but spend most of their time conducting medication management.
Psychiatrist
Interview criminals, family members, and victims. Research criminal behavior, testify in court, determine whether a suspected criminal has a mental illness.
Forensic Psychologist
Promote athletics as a way of improving psychological well-being for all individuals.
Sports Psychologist
Help individuals deal with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; suicide; stress management; problems with self-esteem; and issues associated with aging and mental and emotional health.
Mental Health Counselor
Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies.
Recreation Specialist
Treat the physical aspects of mental illness under the direction of a doctor.
Psychiatric Nurse
Advise high school students regarding college majors, admission requirements, entrance exams, financial aid, trade or technical schools, and apprenticeship programs.
High School Guidance Counselor
Conducts research on how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.
Personality/Social Psychologist
Assist professionals from a wide variety of fields to provide client services and support for families.
Human Services Assistant
Plan, direct, and coordinate activities of an organization to maximize the use of employees, and maintain business functions.
Human Resources Manager
Work with a bachelor's degree to care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, following the physician’s or psychologist’s instructions and hospital procedures.
Psychiatric Technician
Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole.
Parole/Probation Officer
Apply principles of psychology to personnel, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems.
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychologist
Plan, organize, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization.
Social Service Manager
Use survey results to create a marketing campaign based on regional preferences and buying habits.
Market Researcher
Studies and conducts research on the cognitive functions of the brain. Assesses and treats patients with brain trauma or injury.
Neuropsychologist
Identify, diagnose and treat students with learning disabilities, mental disorders and other behavioral, cognitive or emotional issues. Collaborate with students, parents, teachers and administrators to develop plans to promote learning and well-being.
School Psychologist