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Cashier or maybe manager at Starbucks. I would advise an MBA or discipline in some type of engineering (software perhaps) over any psychology degree today. It's extremely difficult to find a good paying career in that field. Job Openings are few and far between now
Clinical psychology is the field in psychology that is most concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behaviors and mental illness. Those who graduate with a Masters in Clinical Psychology may find employment in an array of different settings, from working in their own private practice to assessing mental disorders out in social care settings. They may specialize in subcategories such as health psychology or learning disabilities, which could influence their chances of finding employment in a certain specialty area. See also 211+ Psychology career profiles.
Most everything with a Master's in Clinical will be low paying. But, if you go the more quantitative route where you take extra classes in research methodology and advanced statistics you can do a lot more high paying data analysis/data mining jobs. But, most people in psych are kind of the opposite of that - remember, softer psych means lower pay. Clinical psych doesn't pay unless you have a doctorate.
What if my school doesn't have a non clinical side?
Then that is a major limitation...is it accredited? How big is the program? Have you been accepted?...without knowing what you were gonna do with the degree?
Work at Apple, New York Times, Facebook, Microsoft, or any of the tech companies flowing in large amounts of cash right now. If you're on either of the coasts, there's a huge demand for psychology majors in the tech industry.
What are you qualifications beyond your degree? What are you interested in doing?
There's a *lot* of people that work jobs that technically have nothing to do with what they went to school for. I manage teams that create software and automation systems and some of the best engineers that work for me have had backgrounds in Physics. These individuals were very good at problem solving and general self taught programmers. My wife has a degree in Forensic Anthropology and she's done well in several different jobs and currently enjoying being an executive recruiter.
Also, don't rely on only your degree, doing so will make very difficult to differentiate yourself from the thousands of others with the same credentials.
My son-in-law took his Masters in Psychology and got his teaching certificate, taught Special Ed., and moved fast into the administration part of the Special Ed school program. Makes a very good salary.
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