1 Employment prospect of psychology major
Psychology is a high-paying major. Under normal circumstances, the monthly salary of this industry can reach about 6000. If it is more senior, tens of thousands of dollars a month is easy.
Even now many psychologists earn an annual salary. Moreover, people who generally choose to engage in the psychological industry choose to work in some developed cities, because people in developed cities will have greater psychological pressure and need psychological talents more.
Not only all normal universities and some comprehensive universities have set up various psychology courses, but also some key normal universities and some key comprehensive universities have set up psychology departments to train undergraduates, master students and doctoral students. Various psychology training courses have spread from schools to society, from classroom teaching to TV teaching.
With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, people's health awareness is also increasing. They not only pay attention to the quality of material life, but also begin to pay attention to the quality of spiritual life, and pursue the two-way health of body and mind. Moreover, people gradually realize that from a psychological point of view, many things can get better results.
For example, in education, a certain evaluation of students' intelligence, temperament and personality can realize targeted teaching in accordance with their aptitude; In terms of health, psychological counseling and treatment can reduce people's psychological burden and alleviate people's psychological problems;
In terms of sales, mastering each other's psychological trends through conversation can help us understand their needs and promote the success of negotiations; There are also management, advertising, services and other fields where a large number of psychological knowledge can be applied.
2 the employment direction of psychology major
1, psychological counselor
The salary of psychological counseling in developed areas is still very optimistic, but the requirements for psychological counselors are also very high; But in underdeveloped areas, engaging in psychological counseling may not be able to maintain a certain standard of living.
2. Teachers
In recent years, schools have paid more and more attention to students' mental health problems, and schools have set up psychology courses. Colleges and universities also have psychological counseling centers to provide employment opportunities for graduates with master's degrees in psychology. Teachers of mental health education in primary and secondary schools, students' psychological counselors (student work, class teachers) and educational researchers also need a large number of psychology graduates.
Step 3 enter the enterprise
For graduates with psychological background, the demand of enterprises is still great. From the training of sales staff, psychological analysis of customer consumption and humanized analysis of product design, to the evaluation of talents related to human resources, vocational evaluation, psychological quality training of employees, stress release training of groups suffering from psychological pressure, etc. It needs professionals who have studied psychology to complete it.
In recent years, in some high-pressure industries (such as news, broadcasting, insurance, sales, banking, etc. ), more and more enterprises began to provide psychological assistance and consultation to employees. This also provides more employment opportunities and jobs for students majoring in psychology.
4. Postgraduate entrance examination
Generally speaking, the employment prospects of psychology graduate students are still relatively good. You can plan your career development well during your graduate studies. If you want to engage in clinical counseling, you must study hard under the guidance of your tutor and go to a hospital or psychological counseling center for a good internship. This road will be long, but the income from consulting is high.
5. Civil servants
Government agencies that recruit psychology majors are generally public security organs, such as public security bureaus, labor camps, prisons, drug rehabilitation centers and so on. In the public security system, students majoring in psychology are still scarce and well paid.