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Industrial-Organizational 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
$193,950
United States, 2025
Employment
790
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.
- O*NET code
- 19-3032.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Review research literature to remain current on psychological science issues.
- Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection.
- Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.
- Counsel workers about job and career-related issues.
- Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs.
- Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.
- Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs, as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.
- Facilitate organizational development and change.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$79,010
25th percentile
$107,310
75th percentile
$222,280
90th percentile
$247,220
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension4.4
- Active Listening4.4
- Writing4.3
- Judgment and Decision Making4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Systems Evaluation4.0
- Monitoring3.9
- Active Learning3.9
- Systems Analysis3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
What skills do you need?
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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 23 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
23
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.4 | 4.8 | Not selected | 4.8 |
| Writing | 4.3 | 4.9 | Not selected | 4.9 |
| Active Listening | 4.4 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Systems Evaluation | 4.0 | 4.5 | Not selected | 4.5 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Science | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Instructing | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Time Management | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.4 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operations Analysis | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Negotiation | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
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