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Careers in Curriculum

Psychology

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Why study Psychology?

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What do psychology graduates do?

The top five jobs held by psychology graduates 15 months after graduation include:

  • Care Workers (9%),
  • Teaching and Childcare Support Occupations (6%),
  • Welfare and Housing Associate Professionals (6%),
  • Therapy Professionals (4%) and
  • Teaching Professionals (4%).

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Psychology as a Career

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Typical Employers

Major employers of psychology graduates include:

  • Careers and counselling services
  • Commercial and industrial companies
  • Financial organisations
  • Human resources departments
  • Legal firms and organisations providing advice
  • Local and national government
  • Marketing companies
  • The media
  • The NHS
  • Police forces, the National Probation Service and prisons
  • Schools, sixth form colleges, colleges of further education and higher education institutions
  • Social research organisations
  • Social services.

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Jobs related to a Psychology Degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

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Jobs where your degree would be useful include:

Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

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Jobs related to a Psychology Degree

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Studying a Psychology degree develops transferable skills in:

  • Written and verbal communication, including report writing and presenting,
  • Information Technology,
  • Handling of data and statistics,
  • Analytical research,
  • Problem solving,
  • The ability to work in teams as well as independently,
  • Project management.

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Is a Psychology Degree for me?