Other psychologists

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2019 Workforce

121k

Average Age

47.1

Average Salary

$78,537

Average Male Salary

$95,570

Average Female Salary

$71,678

About

Other psychologists are most often employed by the Offices of other health practitioners industry. The average yearly wage for Other psychologists was $78,537 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Other psychologists by wage are Business operations specialists, all other, Insurance underwriters, and Military officer special & tactical operations leaders.

Other 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 Other psychologists are South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, Carr 14-Carr 173 PUMA, PR, and Fulton County (East)Atlanta City (Southeast) PUMA, GA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Other psychologists are Carr 14-Carr 173 PUMA, PR, South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, and Santa Monica City PUMA, CA.

Management, business, science, & arts occupations Computer, engineering, & science occupations Life, physical, & social science occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Other psychologists and on wages and locations for those in the field. Offices of other health practitioners is the industry that employs the most Other psychologists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other psychologists, by average wage, is Management, scientific & technical consulting services. Other psychologists are paid most in LA City (Northwest/Canoga Park, Winnetka & Woodland Hills) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Carr 14-Carr 173 PUMA, PR.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$78,537

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,175

In 2019, Other psychologists earned an average of $78,537, $23,013 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Insurance underwriters make somewhat more than Other psychologists while Business operations specialists, all other make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Other psychologists as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.355

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Other psychologists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.355, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Other 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 Other psychologists.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Other psychologists

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

Industries

Most Common

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

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Other psychologists, by average wage, are Management, scientific & technical consulting services, National security & international affairs, and Justice, public order, & safety activities .

Industries by Share

121k

2019 Workforce

± 8,548

10.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.27%

The number of people employed as Other psychologists has been growing at a rate of 10.1%, from 110,149 people in 2018 to 121,312 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Other psychologists employed by various industries. Offices of other health practitioners employs the largest share of Other psychologists at 34.2%, followed by Outpatient care centers with 17.8% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 12.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other psychologists in the US. The average age of male Other psychologists in the workforce is 52 and of female Other psychologists is 45.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other psychologists is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

34.8k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,581

86.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 7,218

71.3% of Other psychologists are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Other psychologists.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Other psychologists

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

76.5% of Other psychologists are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.65% of Other psychologists, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Other psychologists.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.9

45.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.1

The median age of Other psychologists is 47.1, and Male employees are generally 6.88 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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