College Professor and Clinical Psychologist Among List of Top Careers in America

By Sheridan Salter

There is more good news for grad school applicants - and this time its related to employment prospects! According to Money and Payscale's recently published list of "Best Jobs in America 2009," earning a Ph.D. degree in psychology may lead you directly down a career path towards one of the best jobs in America! Among the top jobs in America, ranking at #3 and #16 respectively are college professor and clinical psychologist. This should be great news for those who remain undecided about going back to grad school to earn a doctoral degree in psychology.

College professor ranks at #3 on the Money and Payscale rankings. Many college professors, especially those on the tenure track in research positions, split their job responsibilities between teaching, grading papers, conducting research and publishing peer-reviewed journal articles. Many college professors in psychology have also gone on to author best-selling books offering new insights to how we understand the human brain and behavior. Among the reasons cited about why the quality of life is tops for college professors, these include flexibility in scheduling, time off for holidays, and reduced workload during summer months. While most people tend to think first about using a Ph.D. in psychology towards counseling and private practice, there are a number of specializations that offer the ability to become a college professor instead.

Let's shift gears and talk about the #23 ranked best job in America: Clinical Psychologists. In comparison to college professors, many clinical psychologists do indeed specialize in counseling, private practice, and psychotherapy. Their job responsibilities including diagnosis and evaluation of mental and emotional disorders. This is accomplished through clinical observation, interviews, and psychological tests. Clinical psychologists work hard with clients to help their experience relief through treatment of psychological disorders.

Each of these jobs appearing on the list were ranked for a combination of high pay, job growth, quality of life. One of the standouts on the list for great quality of life is the college professor career track where 59.2% of respondents rated their job as low stress. Additionally 76% of Clinical Psychologists rated their job as contributing a great deal in benefits to society, believing that their jobs help make the world a better place. These are all great reasons to start getting your application together to go back to grad school and gain a career that is satisfying and offers a high quality of life.

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