Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
What Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Do
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- 0.3%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 5 of 5Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Job training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Psychologyimportance 5.0/5
- English Languageimportance 4.8/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.3/5
- Sociology and Anthropologyimportance 3.9/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.8/5
- Therapy and Counselingimportance 3.8/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.4/5
- Communications and Mediaimportance 3.2/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions4.9/5
- E-Mail4.8/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.8/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.7/5
- Contact With Others4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Sociologists99% skill match
- History Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
- Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
In-Demand Technologies
Other Software Used
- Biomedical Imaging Resource Analyze
- Blackboard Learn
- Blackboard software
- Cedrus SuperLab Pro
- Cengage Learning Sniffy the Virtual Rat
- Collaborative editing software
- Course management system software
- DOC Cop
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Social Orientation
- Empathy
- Achievement Orientation
- Innovation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- InvestigativeHigh
- ArtisticMedium
- ConventionalMedium
- EnterprisingLow
- RealisticLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where psychology teachers, postsecondary make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA17.26× national avg
- 2Ithaca, NY8.34× national avg
- 3New Haven, CT5.37× national avg
- 4College Station-Bryan, TX4.77× national avg
- 5Harrisonburg, VA4.77× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Sociology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Social Work Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Education Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, PostsecondaryLateral Move
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Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Psychology, General
- Southern New Hampshire University (Manchester, NH)grads earn ~$49,769
- Florida International University (Miami, FL)grads earn ~$49,470
- University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)grads earn ~$49,760
- Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)grads earn ~$45,340
- California State University-Fullerton (Fullerton, CA)grads earn ~$51,661
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT)grads earn ~$65,801
- Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)grads earn ~$63,874
- American College of Education (Indianapolis, IN)
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, LA)grads earn ~$61,045
- Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)grads earn ~$59,442
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Capella University (Minneapolis, MN)grads earn ~$66,014
- Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)grads earn ~$51,976
- National University (San Diego, CA)grads earn ~$78,497
- Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL)grads earn ~$77,258
- Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)grads earn ~$70,729