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Careers in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Careers in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. York College, CUNY Department of Psychology Admissions Open House November 11, 2004. I/O Psychologists: Common Job Titles. Staff member, manager, director, vice president of: Personnel Human Resources Organizational Planning

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Careers in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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  1. Careers in Industrial/Organizational Psychology York College, CUNY Department of Psychology Admissions Open House November 11, 2004

  2. I/O Psychologists: Common Job Titles • Staff member, manager, director, vice president of: • Personnel • Human Resources • Organizational Planning • Organizational Development • Personnel Research • Employee Relations • Training • Affirmative Action • Management Consultant • University Professor

  3. I/O Psychologists: Common Places of Employment • Private Industry • Financial/banking • Manufacturing • Utilities • Retail • Government • Research & Development • Unions • Trade Associations • Universities

  4. Where to Find Training Society of I/O Psychologists picks for Top Graduate Schools: • Michigan State University • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign  • Bowling Green State University • Florida International University • University of Akron • University of Minnesota • University of Michigan • University of Maryland • Pennsylvania State University • George Mason University

  5. Training Around NYC • SIOP’s rankings: 13 - New York University 17 - University of Connecticut 18 - University at Albany–SUNY 19 - Columbia University • Other Local I/O Programs: • Baruch College - MBA in I/O, M.S. & Ph.D. programs in I/O • Hofstra University - Applied Organizational Ph.D. & I/0 M.A. programs • NYU's I/O M.A. program • Columbia's Teachers College's M.A. & Ph.D. in Social/Organizational

  6. Future for I/O Psychology • According to the US Business of Labor Statistics, I/O psychology is likely to remain competitive through 2008. They say that employment demand is high in consulting firms and that in the future it is likely that small business will be looking for human resource specialists.

  7. I/O Psychologists’ Compensation • Median salary of an I/O Ph.D. $90,000 (top 10% >$180,000) • Median salary of an I/O M.A. $55,000 (top 10% >$150,000) • 1997 data, SIOP • What about Clinical Psychology? • Median salary of a Clinical Ph.D. $51,200 • 2004 data, NIH • Median salary of a counselor with an M.A. $35,000 (top 25% - >$41,500) • 2004 data, APA

  8. What about Business School (the MBA)? • Must have significant business experience before entering Business School (2-4 years) • $18,000 - $25,000 tuition per year • Average MBA salary $78,224 “Demand for MBA drops following peak in 2000.” • Long Island Business News, Aug 16, 2003, P. 5B

  9. Important Information • York College Admissions Office • York College Office of Admissions94-20 Guy R. Brewer BoulevardJamaica, New York 11451(718) 262-2165http://www.york.cuny.edu/admissions/admissions_welcome.htm • York Psychology Department • http://www.york.cuny.edu/psy/index.html • (718) 262-2680 • Links to Career, Graduate Study & I/O Websites • http://www.york.cuny.edu/~washton/student/index.htm#grad

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