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Careers in I-O Psychology
Tom Mitchell, Program Director
Master’s in Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Division of Applied Behavioral SciencesUniversity of Baltimore
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Topics Fields of Psychology Graduate Degrees in Psychology What IO psychologists do Market for IO psychologists Master’s of Science in IO at UB Getting into graduate school
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About Us
Background: How I got started Education and training
What I do now Teaching / research Consulting work
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Some Fields of Psychology Counseling / Clinical Psychology Industrial Organizational Human Factors / Ergonomics Human Resources (Personnel) Human Resources (Development) Organizational Development School Psychology
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Graduate Degrees in Psychology
Ph.D Research (Scientist and/ Practitioner)
Psy.D Practitioner
Master of Science (MS) Science / Practitioner model
Master of Professional Studies (MPS) Particularly good for career credentialing
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What IO Psychologists Do Personnel Psychologists (“I” side)
Specialists in: Hiring and performance management
Organizational psych (“O” side) Specialists in:
motivation/engagement/leadership
SIOP – http://www.siop.org IO at UB Dr. Mitchell’s website
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What they do I/O and Human Factors
Psychologists Academic (teaching & Research) Private Industry Gov’t agencies Consulting
Small and large consulting companies
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What they do Human Resources (Talent
Management) Private industry (large and midsized)
HR Generalist (broad range of functions)Chesapeake Human resources AssociationSociety for Human Resources Management Compensation / benefits Training and Development American Society for Training & Development
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Current Market for I/O
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Metropolitan area
Employment(1)
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
(2)
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division
110 $39.21 $81,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division
90 $46.13 $95,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
80 $48.09$100,03
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New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
120 $41.63 $86,580
Many opportunities in DC/MD/VA
Freedom of Choice Degree is versatile Terminal- No
further education needed
Multitude of fields– Medical, financial, technology, health
Current Market for I/O Bureau of Labor
Statistics: 5/2014 I/O Psychologist
positions- Fastest growing field
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
OCCUPATIONGROWTH RATE, 2012-22
2012 MEDIAN PAY
Industrial-organizational psychologists
53%$83,580 per year
Personal care aides
49%$19,910 per year
Home health aides
48%$20,820 per year
Insulation workers, mechanical
47%$39,170 per year
Interpreters and translators
46%$45,430 per year
M.S. in Applied Psychology at UB
IO Track 42 credits (14 courses)
2 to 3 years All courses available in evening
Three IO psychologists Sharon Glazer, Division Chair Rebecca Thompson Tom Mitchell Three Adjuncts
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M.S. in Applied Psychology at UB
IO Track Internships
Private industry Federal and State agencies Assistantships / fellowships (send me your
resume) Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences Schaefer Center for Public Policy
Job networks Linkedin group / Listserv for alum & Students
Study abroad in Spain “Winter School”
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M.S. in Applied Psychology at UB
IO Track Admissions GPA 3.0 GRE scores Letter of recommendation
Students About 20 new students a year Median age: 24 Diverse student body Some in professional careers Psi Chi chapter
Tuition Costs About $26k
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Internship/Jobs in I/O & OD Private industry:
McCormick Black & Decker Mercer consulting PHH Agora Publishing Keswick Multicare Beckton Dickinson Underarmour Prometric Geico
State agencies: State Highway
Admin Md Dept Trans Md Transit Admin Md Aviation Admin Md Dept Budget/Mgt Md. Natural
Resources Dept Juvenile Justice Div of Corrections
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Internship/Jobs in I/O & OD Consulting firms
Booz Allen Hamilton Grant Thornton IBM HumRRo Amer. Inst. for Research Deloitte ICF PDRI DDI Accenture IMPAQ
Federal Gov’t OPM U. S. Postal Service Drug Enforcement
Agency Homeland Security FBI U.S Customs and
Border Patrol
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How to Prepare for Graduate
School Curriculum Grades Graduate Record Examination Recommendations from faculty Familiarize yourself with
Who does what and where
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What You Need Curiosity about human behavior Critical thinking skills Conscientiousness Determination Initiative Work independently Work well with others
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