PSYCHOLOGY
What can I do with my major?
Overview
Major Concentrations
Business
Health Studies
Human Services
Natural Science
Social Science
Sustainability
Related Careers
Counselor (mental health, addictions, family, etc.,)*
Community Service Director*
Customer Service Manager
Customs/Immigration Officer
EEO/AA Specialist
Employee Assistance Director*
Employment Agency Counselor
Employment Recruiter
Financial Advisor
Group Home Counselor
Health/Wellness Coach
Hospice Coordinator
Human Resources Specialist
Labor Relations Manager*
Labor Relations Specialist
Nonprofit/NGO Coordinator
Personnel Manager*
Psychologist*
Sales Representative
Social Service Administrator
Training and Development Specialist/Manager
Youth Advocate
*additional experience or advanced degree may be required
Related Skills
Able to Observe, Analyze, & Interpret Information
Able to Promote Healthy Relationships
Ability to Resolve or Mediate Conflicts
Concern for and Sensitivity to Others
Critical and Inferential Thinking
Decision Making
Engage in Ethical Practice
Good Listener
Insight to Deal Effectively with People
Interpersonal Communication (oral and written)
Interviewing Techniques
Knowledge of Human Development & Behavior
Problem Solving
Understanding of Group Dynamics
Internship Options
Angel Light Counseling Services
24 Foundation
ABC of NC Child Development Center
Adult Life Programs Inc
Arts For Life
ASU Counseling Center
ASU Outdoor Programs
ASU Psychology Clinic
Barium Springs
Blackburn Elementary School
Caldwell Co. DSS
Camp Ginger Cascades
Chick-Fil-A
Crossroads Counseling Center
Colorado Outward Bound Moab Basecamp
CrossRoads Sexual Assault and Response- Center
Daymark
Delta Behavioral Health
Durham County Schools
Disney College Program
DLA NC Substance Abuse
ECRS
Envision
Freedom House
First Health Carolinas Hospital
Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital
Grandfather Home
Hope Reigns of Raleigh
Hunger Coalition
J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center
Liberty Mutual
Make a Wish NJ
Mentor Behavioral Health
McKinney Marriage and Family Therapy
Mediation and Restorative Justice Center
NAMI High Country
NC Psychology Board
OASIS
Occupational Therapy
Open Path Psychotherapy Collective
Parkway Elementary ELC
Peer Career
Psychology Clinic
Rape Crisis Center of Catawba Co
St. Stephens Elementary School
The Children’s Council
Triple Play Farm
UNC Health Appalachian
Western Youth Network
Wilkes Central HS
Employers of AppState grads
A Caring Alternative
Americorps
Bambu Earth
Burke County DSS
Care.com
Center For Analytics Research And Education
Chick-fil-a-franchise
Children’s Hope Alliance
Coastal Carolina Nueropsychiatric Center
Collins Aerospace
Compass Political Solutions
Core Search Group
Corning
Costa Farms
Credit Suisse
Davis Vision
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Daymark Recovery Services
Easterseals UCP
Eliada Homes
Enterprise Holdings
Etheridge Psychology, P.a.
Ettain Group
Gear Up
Global Traffic Technologies, LLC
Habitat For Humanity
Hospice
Inmar
Interact Of Wake
International Centre For Missing & Exploited Children
Life's A Twitch Youtube Channel
Mission Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Novant Health
OASIS
RehabCare
Samaritan’s Purse
Shurtape
Signature Consultants
Spectrum
Starbucks
Staywhole Foundation
Tapestry Eating Disorder Recovery Center
Target
The Crossnore School
The National Prevention Science Coalition To Improve Lives
W.A.M.Y. Community Action
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Wine to Water
Youth Villages
Various local and state government agencies
Various public and private school, colleges and universities
Graduate School Enrollment
Appalachian State University (6)
Arizona State University
Boston University
East Carolina University
Gardner-Webb University
Institute for Advanced Analytics
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Liberty University
North Carolina State University
Stony Brook University
Teachers College, Columbia University
The George Washington University
University of Denver
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Vanderbilt UniversityProfessional Organizations and Associations
American Psychological Association
North Carolina Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Preparing for Your Career
• Develop excellent interpersonal skills to work with diverse populations
• Look for internships and jobs in to gain knowledge and experience
• Participation in internships and summer jobs in a relevant setting
How can I know if a Psychology degree is right for me?
• Complete a self-assessment inventory at the Career Exploration Office in the Student Union to see how your interests, values, and personality match this major and related career fields.
• Schedule an appointment with a career counselor on careers.appstate.edu/Handshake
• Obtain direct experience by doing a job shadow
• Conduct an informational interview with a professional in the field
For more information on careers & job outlook: onetonline.org