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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.

AI exposure14 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation12
Freedom to set tasks92
Repeating the same tasks21
$100,580Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+11.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
63Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
81
Critical Thinking
63
81
Speaking
63
78
Monitoring
63
69
Judgment and Decision Making
63
69
Active Learning
62
72
Complex Problem Solving
62
69
Coordination
62
63
Reading Comprehension
61
94
Time Management
61
56
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
85
Writing
60
81
Learning Strategies
58
66
Instructing
58
56
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
69
Systems Evaluation
56
50
Persuasion
54
63
Mathematics
53
31
Negotiation
52
53
Science
52
35
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
0
Technology Design
47
16
Management of Financial Resources
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring

#2LawyersLegal
79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$159,670
10-yr growth
+4.7%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Negotiation, Speaking, Persuasion, Systems Analysis

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$153,990
10-yr growth
+2.8%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$146,910
10-yr growth
+5.7%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Negotiation, Time Management, Persuasion, Coordination

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Time Management, Management of Personnel Resources

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Coordination, Systems Analysis, Instructing, Persuasion

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Clinical and Counseling Psychologists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.