Psychology Focus | Median Annual Salary | Business Focus | Median Annual Salary | Other Focus | Median Annual Salary |
Caseworker | $28,000 | Administrative assistant | $35,000 | Child-care employee | $19,000 |
Correctional treatment specialist | $47,000 | Advertising sales agent | $45,000 | Clergy | $48,000 |
Foster-care home supervisor | $28,000 | Airline reservations employee | $33,500 | Community service manager | $58,000 |
Group home supervisor | $28,000 | Customer relations | $30,000 | Health services manager | $84,000 |
Probation officer | $47,000 | Employment counselor | $56,000 | High school teacher | $53,000 |
Residential treatment center employee | $27,000 | Insurance agent | $47,000 | Law enforcement | $55,000 |
Social services director | $58,000 | Human resources | $53,000 | Parks and recreation worker | $22,000 |
Substance abuse counselor | $38,000 | Public relations | $57,500 | Security officer | $24,000 |
A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY PREPARES YOU FOR MANY TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. HERE, WE SEE HOW THIS TYPE OF DEGREE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY. FOR MORE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, LOG ONTO LAUNCHPAD AT HTTP://WORTHPUBLISHERS.COM/LAUNCHPAD/LICHT. | |||||
SOURCE: ADAPTED FROM LANDRUM (2001) AND LLOYD (1997, JULY 16). SALARY INFORMATION FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (2012–2013). |