Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

Diagnose and treat mental disorders; learning disabilities; and cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems, using individual, child, family, and group therapies. May design and implement behavior modification programs.

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Industry profile for this occupation
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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
110,490	1.4 %	$41.03	$85,340	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.18	$27.99	$37.01	$48.44	$62.17
Annual Wage (2)	$44,040	$58,220	$76,990	$100,760	$129,310

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	43,470	0.51	$37.97	$78,970
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	18,250	2.01	$46.60	$96,930
Individual and Family Services	7,120	0.29	$41.25	$85,810
Offices of Physicians	6,040	0.23	$45.34	$94,320
Outpatient Care Centers	5,840	0.63	$45.01	$93,620

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	18,250	2.01	$46.60	$96,930
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	3,650	1.51	$41.29	$85,870
Educational Support Services	2,200	1.20	$35.70	$74,250
Outpatient Care Centers	5,840	0.63	$45.01	$93,620
Elementary and Secondary Schools	43,470	0.51	$37.97	$78,970

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	18,250	2.01	$46.60	$96,930
Management of Companies and Enterprises	270	0.01	$45.76	$95,190
Offices of Physicians	6,040	0.23	$45.34	$94,320
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	470	0.18	$45.06	$93,730
Outpatient Care Centers	5,840	0.63	$45.01	$93,620

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	17,310	1.02	1.33	$52.09	$108,350
New York	11,370	1.21	1.59	$45.26	$94,140
Texas	6,680	0.55	0.72	$35.41	$73,650
Illinois	4,700	0.78	1.03	$36.14	$75,180
Pennsylvania	4,440	0.76	0.99	$40.20	$83,610

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	880	1.82	2.39	$39.92	$83,030
Vermont	450	1.48	1.93	$37.34	$77,670
Montana	580	1.24	1.63	$30.64	$63,720
New York	11,370	1.21	1.59	$45.26	$94,140
New Mexico	940	1.15	1.51	$35.38	$73,600

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	17,310	1.02	1.33	$52.09	$108,350
Oregon	1,040	0.55	0.72	$49.94	$103,870
New Jersey	3,760	0.93	1.22	$47.34	$98,470
District of Columbia	710	1.00	1.31	$45.92	$95,500
Hawaii	450	0.70	0.92	$45.46	$94,550

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	10,660	1.12	1.47	$47.89	$99,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,470	0.89	1.17	$56.67	$117,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	3,960	0.85	1.12	$36.58	$76,080
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,220	1.13	1.48	$39.21	$81,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,540	0.81	1.06	$42.78	$88,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,530	0.92	1.20	$41.60	$86,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,260	0.93	1.22	$52.67	$109,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,230	1.14	1.49	$42.69	$88,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,950	1.31	1.71	$44.74	$93,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,820	0.88	1.16	$32.72	$68,060