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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$100,580
United States, 2025
Employment
75,990
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.
- O*NET code
- 19-3033.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others.
- Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans.
- Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials.
- Write reports on clients and maintain required paperwork.
- Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
- Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment.
- Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, modifying plans or diagnoses as necessary.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$55,170
25th percentile
$73,210
75th percentile
$135,200
90th percentile
$180,960
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.8
- Social Perceptiveness4.4
- Active Listening4.3
- Writing4.3
- Critical Thinking4.3
- Speaking4.1
- Active Learning3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Service Orientation3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Learning Strategies3.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.4 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.8 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Active Listening | 4.3 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.3 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Writing | 4.3 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Persuasion | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Coordination | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $166,400 | 1,540 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $155,960 | 90 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $153,050 | 630 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | $147,210 | 40 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $143,980 | 130 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $143,600 | 180 | 2025 |
| OR | $134,350 | 540 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $131,470 | 60 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $130,870 | 50 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | $130,360 | 50 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $129,860 | 160 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | $129,330 | 280 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $129,120 | 280 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $128,850 | 120 | 2025 |
| NJ | $127,090 | 2,700 | 2025 |
| La Crosse, WI | $126,960 | 50 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $125,030 | 60 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | $124,970 | 30 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $124,800 | — | 2025 |
| NM | $124,800 | — | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.