Careers in Industrial/Organizational

Psychology

York College, CUNYDepartment of PsychologyAdmissions Open HouseNovember 11, 2004

I/O Psychologists: Common Job Titles

Staff member, manager, director, vice president of:– Personnel– Human Resources– Organizational Planning– Organizational Development– Personnel Research– Employee Relations– Training– Affirmative Action

Management Consultant University Professor

I/O Psychologists: Common Places of Employment

Private Industry– Financial/banking– Manufacturing– Utilities– Retail

Government Research & Development Unions Trade Associations Universities

Where to Find Training

Society of I/O Psychologists picks for Top Graduate Schools:

1. Michigan State University 2. University of Illinois at Urbana–

Champaign 3. Bowling Green State University4. Florida International University5. University of Akron6. University of Minnesota7. University of Michigan8. University of Maryland9. Pennsylvania State University10. George Mason University

Training Around NYC

SIOP’s rankings:

13 - New York University

17 - University of Connecticut

18 - University at Albany–SUNY

19 - Columbia University Other Local I/O Programs:

– Baruch College - MBA in I/O, M.S. & Ph.D. programs in I/O

– Hofstra University - Applied Organizational Ph.D. & I/0 M.A. programs

– NYU's I/O M.A. program – Columbia's Teachers College's M.A. &

Ph.D. in Social/Organizational

Future for I/O Psychology

According to the US Business of Labor Statistics, I/O psychology is likely to remain competitive through 2008. They say that employment demand is high in consulting firms and that in the future it is likely that small business will be looking for human resource specialists.

I/O Psychologists’ Compensation

Median salary of an I/O Ph.D. $90,000 (top 10% >$180,000)

Median salary of an I/O M.A. $55,000 (top 10% >$150,000)

1997 data, SIOP

What about Clinical Psychology? Median salary of a Clinical Ph.D.

$51,200 2004 data, NIH

Median salary of a counselor with an M.A. $35,000 (top 25% - >$41,500)

2004 data, APA

What about Business School (the MBA)?

Must have significant business experience before entering Business School (2-4 years)

$18,000 - $25,000 tuition per year

Average MBA salary $78,224

“Demand for MBA drops following peak in 2000.” – Long Island Business News, Aug

16, 2003, P. 5B

Important Information

York College Admissions Office– York College Office of Admissions

94-20 Guy R. Brewer BoulevardJamaica, New York 11451(718) 262-2165http://www.york.cuny.edu/admissions/admissions_welcome.htm

York Psychology Department– http://www.york.cuny.edu/psy/index.html– (718) 262-2680

Links to Career, Graduate Study & I/O Websites

– http://www.york.cuny.edu/~washton/student/index.htm#grad