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Changing shape
Psychologists, all other
All psychologists not listed separately.
Changing faster than most: more resilient than 30% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it high), and US jobs are projected to change by +2.3% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence and creative vision.
AI can do many of the tasks, and hiring is expected to grow slower than average or to shrink. The job is likely to change, so build the human parts of it.
- Median pay (2025)
- $110,840
- Job growth to 2035
- +2.3%
- Openings a year
- 3,500
- People doing it (2025)
- 60,000
- Usual route in
- Master's degree, then an internship or residency
Where people already use AI for this work
- Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
- Present research or technical information
- Counsel others about personal matters
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Diagnose health conditions or disorders
- Perform human resources activities
- Collect information about patients or clients
What the work looks like
- Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
- Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
- Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Occupational health and safety specialistsHuman edge, growing, Index 93, +18.5%
- Managers, all otherGrows with AI, Index 40, +4.9%
- Entertainment and recreation managers, except gamblingGrows with AI, Index 68, +6.0%
- General and operations managersGrows with AI, Index 60, +5.0%
Also known as: Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist, Aviation Neuropsychologist, Child and Adolescent Neuropsychologist.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.