Social Worker

Duties and responsibilities: Social workers help people cope with challenges in their lives. They help with a wide range of situations, such as adopting a child or being diagnosed with a terminal illness.

·        Identify people who need help

·        Assess clients’ needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine their goals

·        Develop plans to improve their clients’ well-being

·        Help clients adjust to changes and challenges in their lives, such as illness, divorce, or unemployment

Salary: $44,200 per year

Education: A bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) is the most common requirement for entry-level positions. However, some employers may hire workers who have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as psychology or sociology.

Do you think you would like to be one?

I would not like this job because it involves working with many people.

Psychologist

Duties and responsibilities: Psychologists study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behavior patterns.  They also provide counseling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems.  Psychologists work in schools, clinics, hospitals, and private practice.  They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology.  Their duties often include:

·        Diagnosing and treating problems.

·        Interviewing and observing patients.

·        Developing, selecting, and administering tests.

·        Counseling patients, groups, and families.

·        Developing mental health programs.

·        Conducting research and teaching.

Salary: $45,000-$65,000

Education: Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging (AP or IB) high school courses available, especially in English and science. Licensed psychologists must earn a Ph.D. in psychology.  Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major.  Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams. School psychologists must earn at least a master’s degree.

Do you think you would like to be one?

This career seems okay but is not one that I would like.

Psychiatrist

Duties and responsibilities: A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry. A psychiatrist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are medical doctors who must evaluate patients to determine whether or not their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental, or a strictly psychiatric one.

Salary: $90,000-$200,000

Education: Psychiatrists need a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, they must complete a three year residency in psychiatry.

Do you think you would like to be one?

It is an interesting job that would be okay with.