If you ever thought about becoming a psychologist, then this article is for you. This will give you the ressources to see how you can do it and what you will do if you are becoming one.
Psychologists help people through their different moments in life, diagnostic mental illness and emotional disorders, and do psychological tests to give their patients the best treatment for their problem.
They typically do a certain amount of patient in the morning, and in the afternoon they mix patients and meeting.
Psychologists work at different places. "Health facilities employ approximately 30 percent of all working psychologists, while 40 percent work in educational environments, in such positions as counselors, educators, and researchers." (Source 1, paragraph 1) Some of the forty percent of psychologists that work in academic circumstances continue to work, as private psychologist in their free time.
It takes about 12 years to become a psychologist. "You will spend around four years in college, followed by two to three years for your Master’s Degree. Then, it will take around four additional years to earn your Doctorate. Once you complete your education, you will have to spend around two years in your clinical training." (Source: https://www.owlguru.com/career/clinical-psychologists/requirements/)
Starting as a psychologist you would make about 44 040 to 58 220 dollars per year. In average a psychologist would make about 85 340 per year.
Hope this help you seeing if you want to be a psychologist or not!
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