Career roadmap
How to become a Clinical Psychologist
What you would actually do
The tasks this work is built on. O*NET measures the closest official occupation, Industrial-Organizational Psychologists — so read these as the shape of the job, not a job description written for the title.
- Develop methods of social or economic research.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
- Administer standardized physical or psychological tests.
- Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures.
- Develop educational programs.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Reading Comprehension4.4/5
- Active Listening4.4/5
- Writing4.3/5
- Speaking4.1/5
- Critical Thinking4.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Making4.1/5
- Complex Problem Solving4.0/5
- Systems Evaluation4.0/5
- Active Learning3.9/5
- Monitoring3.9/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Clinical Psychologists are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Investigative5.3/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Enterprising4.7/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Social4.2/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Conventional4.0/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Artistic3.3/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Realistic1.1/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
