Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 19-3033 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists and 19-3034 School Psychologists and the 2010 SOC occupation 19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.

National estimates for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Industry profile for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Geographic profile for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

National estimates for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
111,320	1.5 %	$ 42.93	$ 89,290	1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 22.31	$ 29.21	$ 38.37	$ 50.41	$ 66.61
Annual Wage (2)	$ 46,410	$ 60,750	$ 79,820	$ 104,860	$ 138,550

Industry profile for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	44,970	0.55	$ 38.93	$ 80,960
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	20,060	2.22	$ 48.97	$ 101,860
Offices of Physicians	6,400	0.25	$ 47.88	$ 99,590
Individual and Family Services	6,070	0.24	$ 40.39	$ 84,000
Outpatient Care Centers	5,430	0.57	$ 52.45	$ 109,100

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	20,060	2.22	$ 48.97	$ 101,860
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	3,950	1.63	$ 43.33	$ 90,130
Educational Support Services	2,580	1.39	$ 38.70	$ 80,500
Outpatient Care Centers	5,430	0.57	$ 52.45	$ 109,100
Elementary and Secondary Schools	44,970	0.55	$ 38.93	$ 80,960

Top paying industries for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	5,430	0.57	$ 52.45	$ 109,100
Child Day Care Services	200	0.03	$ 50.80	$ 105,670
Home Health Care Services	310	0.02	$ 49.77	$ 103,520
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	20,060	2.22	$ 48.97	$ 101,860
Junior Colleges	110	0.02	$ 48.31	$ 100,470

Geographic profile for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

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

States with the highest employment level in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	17,210	1.05	1.31	$ 55.69	$ 115,830
New York	9,900	1.14	1.42	$ 46.65	$ 97,030
Texas	8,930	0.74	0.92	$ 35.18	$ 73,160
Illinois	5,610	1.00	1.25	$ 38.98	$ 81,070
Florida	5,520	0.65	0.82	$ 37.22	$ 77,410

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware	570	1.34	1.67	$ 38.47	$ 80,030
Massachusetts	4,330	1.29	1.62	$ 42.87	$ 89,170
Rhode Island	560	1.26	1.57	$ 40.80	$ 84,860
Wisconsin	3,250	1.20	1.50	$ 43.35	$ 90,170
Montana	550	1.20	1.50	$ 32.27	$ 67,120

Top paying states for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	17,210	1.05	1.31	$ 55.69	$ 115,830
Hawaii	410	0.72	0.89	$ 53.26	$ 110,780
Louisiana	270	0.15	0.18	$ 52.49	$ 109,180
Oregon	1,520	0.84	1.05	$ 51.92	$ 108,000
District of Columbia	660	0.96	1.20	$ 51.41	$ 106,920

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

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	9,550	1.08	1.35	$ 49.15	$ 102,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,380	0.92	1.15	$ 60.10	$ 125,020
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,760	1.09	1.36	$ 39.83	$ 82,850
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,930	1.26	1.57	$ 52.36	$ 108,920
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	2,870	1.10	1.38	$ 43.23	$ 89,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,720	1.01	1.26	$ 38.91	$ 80,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,520	0.83	1.04	$ 46.77	$ 97,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,310	0.64	0.80	$ 35.75	$ 74,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,300	0.92	1.15	$ 37.10	$ 77,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,010	0.68	0.84	$ 38.98	$ 81,090

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Goldsboro, NC	120	2.81	3.52	$ 36.84	$ 76,630
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	110	2.48	3.10	$ 54.49	$ 113,330
Madison, WI	940	2.45	3.06	$ 41.50	$ 86,310
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	120	2.44	3.04	$ 43.21	$ 89,870
New Bedford, MA	140	2.39	2.99	$ 41.51	$ 86,350
Cumberland, MD-WV	80	2.33	2.91	$ 39.52	$ 82,200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	210	2.32	2.90	$ 40.88	$ 85,020
Madera, CA	100	2.20	2.75	$ 55.03	$ 114,450
Gettysburg, PA	70	2.19	2.74	$ 31.00	$ 64,490
College Station-Bryan, TX	230	2.15	2.68	$ 26.30	$ 54,700