Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Helps people understand their thoughts, feelings and behavior.
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Psychologists talk with people about problems like anxiety, depression or learning struggles, test and diagnose, and help them make changes. Some work in schools, clinics or hospitals; others do research. Counselors and social workers do related work with a master's degree.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds helping people through therapy and counseling, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.