Career roadmap
How to become a School Psychologist
Median annual wage for School Psychologists (19-3034) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of a School Psychologist, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Administer standardized physical or psychological tests.
- Interpret research or operational data.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
- Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
- Coordinate cross-disciplinary research programs.
- Counsel clients on mental health or personal achievement.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening4.4/5
- Reading Comprehension4.3/5
- Speaking4.3/5
- Writing4.0/5
- Critical Thinking4.0/5
- Monitoring4.0/5
- Social Perceptiveness4.0/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9/5
- Service Orientation3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.8/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for a School Psychologist — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social6.8/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Investigative5.0/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Conventional4.0/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Artistic3.3/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Enterprising2.8/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Realistic1.0/7
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.
