Job Prospects

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• Job prospects for Psychologists are good.
• Employment for Psychologists to 2014-15 is expected to grow strongly. Employment in this medium sized occupation (20 600 in November 2009) rose very strongly in the past five years, and in the long-term (ten years).
• Psychologists have a below average proportion of full-time jobs (63.1 per cent). For Psychologists working full-time, average weekly hours are 37.8 (compared to 41.3 for all occupations) and earnings are above average - in the seventh decile. Unemployment for Psychologists is low.
• Psychologists are employed across several industries including: Health Care and Social Assistance; Public Administration and Safety; Education and Training; and Administrative and Support Services.
• The (internet) vacancy level for Psychologists is moderate. The proportion of workers leaving the occupation (and needing to be replaced) is 11.4 per cent (annually) compared to the average for all occupations of 13.1 per cent.
• The mix of industries employing Psychologists is highly favourable for employment growth prospects.

Key Indicators

The graph shows 12 key indicators for this occupation - employment size, full-time share of employment, earnings, unemployment, historical employment growth (long-term, medium term and short-term), future employment growth, mix of industries, job openings.