Other psychologists

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2020 Workforce

113k

Average Age

46.5

Average Salary

$77,480

Average Male Salary

$97,621

Average Female Salary

$69,490

About

Other psychologists are most often employed by the Offices of other health practitioners industry. The average yearly wage for Other psychologists was $77,480 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Other psychologists by wage are Education administrators, Audiologists, and Clinical and counseling psychologists.

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 Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, Dane County (West) PUMA, WI, and Newton City & Brookline Town PUMA, MA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Other psychologists are Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, Caguas Municipio PUMA, PR, and Carr 14-Carr 173 PUMA, PR.

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Employment

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 Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$77,480

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,564

In 2020, Other psychologists earned an average of $77,480, $21,526 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Audiologists make somewhat more than Other psychologists while Education administrators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Other psychologists as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.36

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Other psychologists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.36, 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, Elementary & secondary schools, Individual & family services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Offices of physicians, Justice, public order, & safety activities , Administration of human resource programs, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, and Other health care services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Other psychologists, by average wage, are Management, scientific & technical consulting services, U. S. Air Force, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Industries by Share

113k

2020 Workforce

± 8,266

5.11%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.93%

The number of people employed as Other psychologists has been growing at a rate of 5.11%, from 107,913 people in 2019 to 113,429 people in 2020.

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 29.6%, followed by Outpatient care centers with 15.8% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 13.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other psychologists in the US. The average age of male Other psychologists in the workforce is 50.7 and of female Other psychologists is 44.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other psychologists is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

32.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,406

81.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,995

71.6% 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)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

77.7% of Other psychologists are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.19% of Other psychologists, Black (Non-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

50.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.97

44.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.17

The median age of Other psychologists is 46.5, and Male employees are generally 5.76 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.