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Employment Facts And Future Job Outlook. By Alexandra Gaudet Ms. Hobbs. Salary. Salary varies depending on location and experience Start at around $60,000 Licensed psychiatrist earn between $140,000 and $300,000 Psychiatrist who have a private practice earn more (Psychiatry).
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Employment Facts And Future Job Outlook By Alexandra Gaudet Ms. Hobbs
Salary • Salary varies depending on location and experience • Start at around $60,000 • Licensed psychiatrist earn between $140,000 and $300,000 • Psychiatrist who have a private practice earn more (Psychiatry)
Estimated Number of Jobs • Psychiatry is the 4th largest specialty in U.S. • Since 1970, psychiatry has grown 86.7% and 194.6% in child psychiatry. • According to AMA 2009 (American Medical Association) there are currently 7,000 Child and adolescent psychiatrists practicing in the U.S. (Scully, H. James. Wilk, E. Joshua.)
Significant geographic distributions Child psychiatrist were more likely to be found in: • metropolitan counties • Counties with a low % of children living in poverty. Distribution of child psychiatrist were not related to the distribution of children. (CR, Thomas)
Turnover rate & Growth or Decline Potential • “I believe the demand for psychiatrists will remain about the same. The percentage of the population that suffers from mental illness stays fairly constant and, unfortunately, most insurance companies don’t pay for treatments offered by other kinds of mental health practitioners. The demand for psychiatrists is particularly high in rural areas.” Interview on Career Cruising- Kelly (Psychiatrist)
Job Outlook • Excellent (Psychiatrist-DO/MD)
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