The psychology major prepares students for careers in a variety of psychology-related settings including research laboratories, mental health agencies, hospitals, academic institutions, business, industry, and public organizations. Obtaining a bachelor degree in psychology from an accredited 4-year University should prepare you for graduate training in fields such as experimental, clinical, and counseling psychology, teaching, social work, medicine, law, business and management, and public administration.
Careersinpsychology.org is a website with lots of good information about career options for people with degrees of any type (associate’s, bachelors, masters, and doctoral).
Here is another article with good information about what you can do with a degree in psychology. Key statistic: Only about 25% of people with an undergraduate psychology degree work in a career that is closely related to the field. Yes, that may not seem that great, but that doesn’t mean you will necessarily be unemployed. Instead, people can adapt their understanding of psychology and apply it to a WIDE range of career choices, some closely related to psychology (like Public Relations or Human Resources Counselors) and some seemingly not but nonetheless make heavy use of your understanding of human behavior and emotion (like sales!).
Realistically, if you want to “do psychology” you really need to consider going to graduate school. However, there are many careers where your knowledge of psychology will be helpful. The following is a list of 100 occupations from the Department of Occupational Titles (DOT) that are appropriate for people with degrees in psychology (note: several of these require additional degrees beyond the BA or BS). Note that this list is not exhaustive, but hopefully gets your creative juices flowing and shows you what options are available for someone with a degree in psychology.
Academic Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107010.html
Advertising Sales Representative http://www.occupationalinfo.org/25/254357014.html
Alumni Director http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/090117014.html
Animal Trainer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/15/159224010.html
Applied Statistician http://www.occupationalinfo.org/02/020167026.html
Art Therapist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/076127010.html
Benefits Manager http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166167018.html
Career Information Specialist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/24/249367014.html
Caseworker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107010.html
Chief Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107046.html
Child Development Specialist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195227018.html
Child Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045061010.html
Child Welfare/Placement Caseworker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107014.html
Claims Supervisor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/24/241137018.html
Clinical Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107022.html
Coach http://www.occupationalinfo.org/15/153227010.html
College/University Professor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/090227010.html
Community Organization Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195167010.html
Community Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195367018.html
Comparative Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045061018.html
Computer Programmer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/03/030162010.html
Conservation Officer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/37/379167010.html
Correctional Treatment Specialist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107042.html
Corrections Officer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/37/372667018.html
Counseling Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107026.html
Criminal Investigator (FBI, etc) http://www.occupationalinfo.org/37/375167042.html
Customer Service Representative Supervisor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/23/239137014.html
Data Base Administrator http://www.occupationalinfo.org/03/039162010.html
Data Base Design Analyst http://www.occupationalinfo.org/03/039162014.html
Delinquency Prevention Social Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107026.html
Department Manager http://www.occupationalinfo.org/29/299137010.html
Developmental Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045061010.html
Dietician http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/077117010.html
Educational Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045067010.html
Elementary School Teacher http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/092227010.html
Employee Relations Specialist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166267042.html
Employment Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166257010.html
Employment Interviewer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166267010.html
Engineering Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045061014.html
Experimental Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045061018.html
Family Counselor/Caseworker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107018.html
Financial Aid Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/169267018.html
Fund Raiser I http://www.occupationalinfo.org/29/293157010.html
Fund Raiser II http://www.occupationalinfo.org/29/293357014.html
Group Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195164010.html
Guidance Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107010.html
Health Care Facility Administrator http://www.occupationalinfo.org/18/187117010.html
High School Teacher http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/091227010.html
Human Resource Advisor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166267046.html
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107030.html
Information Specialist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/10/109067010.html
Job Analyst http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166267018.html
Lawyer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/11/110107010.html
Loan Officer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/18/186267018.html
Management Analyst http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/161167010.html
Market Research Analyst http://www.occupationalinfo.org/05/050067014.html
Marriage and Family Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107054.html
Medical Social Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107030.html
Mental Retardation Aide http://www.occupationalinfo.org/35/355377018.html
Military Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107030.html
Minister, Priest, Rabbi, Chaplain, etc. http://www.occupationalinfo.org/12/120107010.html
Music Therapist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/076127014.html
Neurologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070101050.html
Neuropathologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070061010.html
Neurosurgeon http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070101094.html
News Writer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/13/131262014.html
Nurse http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/075364010.html
Occupational Analyst http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166067010.html
Occupational Therapist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/076121010.html
Optometrist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/079101018.html
Patient Resources and Reimbursement Agent http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195267018.html
Pediatrician http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070101066.html
Penologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/05/054067014.html
Personnel Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107030.html
Personnel Recruiter http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/166267038.html
Pharmacologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/041061074.html
Physiatrist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070101070.html
Physical Therapist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/079364018.html
Physician http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070101022.html
Police Officer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/37/375263014.html
Polygraph Examiner http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/199267026.html
Preschool Teacher http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/092227018.html
Probation/Parole Officer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107046.html
Psychiatric Aide/Attendant http://www.occupationalinfo.org/35/355377014.html
Psychiatric Social Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107034.html
Psychiatric Technician http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/079374026.html
Psychiatrist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/070107014.html
Psychological Anthropologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/05/055067010.html
Psychological Stress Evaluator http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/199267026.html
Psychometrist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045067018.html
Public Health Director http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/079117014.html
Public Relations Representative http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/165167014.html
Purchasing Agent http://www.occupationalinfo.org/16/162157038.html
Real Estate Agent http://www.occupationalinfo.org/25/250357018.html
Recreation Leader http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195227014.html
Recreation Supervisor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/18/187167238.html
Recreational Therapist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/076124014.html
Research Assistant http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/199364014.html
Retail Salesperson http://www.occupationalinfo.org/27/279357054.html
School Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107034.html
School Social Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107038.html
Social Group Worker http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195107022.html
Social Psychologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045067014.html
Social Services Aide http://www.occupationalinfo.org/19/195367034.html
Speech Pathologist http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/076107010.html
Substance Abuse Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107058.html
Systems Analyst http://www.occupationalinfo.org/03/030167014.html
Teacher for the Emotionally Impaired http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/094227010.html
Teacher for the Hearing Impaired http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/094224010.html
Teacher for the Learning Disabled http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/094227030.html
Teacher for the Mentally Impaired http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/094227022.html
Teacher for the Visually Impaired http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/094224018.html
Technical Writer http://www.occupationalinfo.org/13/131267026.html
Therapist for the Blind http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/076224014.html
Veterans Contact Representative http://www.occupationalinfo.org/18/187167198.html
Veterinarian http://www.occupationalinfo.org/07/073101010.html
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor http://www.occupationalinfo.org/04/045107042.html
Vocational Training Teacher http://www.occupationalinfo.org/09/097221010.html
Volunteer Coordinator http://www.occupationalinfo.org/18/187167022.html