Clinical and counseling psychologists

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

21.7k

Average Age

45.9

Average Salary

$77,063

Average Male Salary

$90,868

Average Female Salary

$70,669

About

Clinical and counseling psychologists are most often employed by the Offices of other health practitioners industry. The average yearly wage for Clinical and counseling psychologists was $77,063 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Clinical and counseling psychologists by wage are Education administrators, Other psychologists, and Business operations specialists, all other.

Clinical and counseling psychologists are part of the Life, physical, & social science occupations, along with Agricultural & food scientists, Biological scientists, Conservation scientists & foresters, Medical scientists, & life scientists, all other, Astronomers & physicists, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Clinical and counseling psychologists are West Ridge, Lincoln Square & North Center PUMA, IL, Monroe County (South) PUMA, NY, and South Coast Region PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Clinical and counseling psychologists are West Ridge, Lincoln Square & North Center PUMA, IL, Monroe County (South) PUMA, NY, and Vernon, Moraine, West Deerfield & Libertyville (Southeast) Townships PUMA, IL.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Clinical and counseling psychologists and on wages and locations for those in the field. Offices of other health practitioners is the industry that employs the most Clinical and counseling psychologists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Clinical and counseling psychologists, by average wage, is Other health care services. Clinical and counseling psychologists are paid most in South of I-635 & West of US-75 PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in West Ridge, Lincoln Square & North Center PUMA, IL.

Yearly Wage

$77,063

AVERAGE SALARY

± $9,069

In 2020, Clinical and counseling psychologists earned an average of $77,063, $21,110 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Education administrators make somewhat more than Clinical and counseling psychologists while Business operations specialists, all other make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Clinical and counseling psychologists as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.335

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Clinical and counseling psychologists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.335, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Clinical and counseling psychologists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Clinical and counseling psychologists.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Clinical and counseling psychologists

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Clinical and counseling psychologists.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Clinical and counseling psychologists, by number of employees, are Offices of other health practitioners, Outpatient care centers, Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Individual & family services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Offices of physicians, Administration of human resource programs, Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, and Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Clinical and counseling psychologists, by average wage, are Other health care services, National security & international affairs, and Justice, public order, & safety activities .

Industries by Share

21.7k

2020 Workforce

± 3,620

−4.76%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 24.4%

The number of people employed as Clinical and counseling psychologists has been declining at a rate of −4.76%, from 22,828 people in 2019 to 21,742 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Clinical and counseling psychologists employed by various industries. Offices of other health practitioners employs the largest share of Clinical and counseling psychologists at 20.8%, followed by Outpatient care centers with 18.6% and Elementary & secondary schools with 16.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Clinical and counseling psychologists in the US. The average age of male Clinical and counseling psychologists in the workforce is 48.8 and of female Clinical and counseling psychologists is 44.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Clinical and counseling psychologists is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.88k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,037

14.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 2,993

68.3% of Clinical and counseling psychologists are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Clinical and counseling psychologists.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Clinical and counseling psychologists

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

77.4% of Clinical and counseling psychologists are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.49% of Clinical and counseling psychologists, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Clinical and counseling psychologists.

Age by Sex

48.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 4.05

44.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 2.69

The median age of Clinical and counseling psychologists is 45.9, and Male employees are generally 4.26 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Clinical and counseling psychologists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Clinical and counseling psychologists is Psychology but a relatively high number of Clinical and counseling psychologists hold a major in Psychology.