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Psychology

Skill in demand · Lightcast

Psychology is a specialized skill in the Lightcast Open Skills taxonomy — the vocabulary employers use to describe what work requires. It maps to 299 occupations that together employ about 66,121,990 workers, with a median wage of $62,340. Its reach across the occupation map is high. The occupations that use it sit, on average, at the 46th percentile of AI task-exposure ( moderate) — a measure of how much the work overlaps with what AI can do, not of the skill's value. See where every skill sits.

This page is built from a crosswalk that maps each occupation's O*NET knowledge, skill, and ability requirements to the named Lightcast skill — it reflects which jobs require the skill, not a direct count of job postings. Employment and pay are BLS OEWS national figures for the occupations, not for the skill itself.

Occupations that need this skill

Occupations whose O*NET requirements map to Psychology, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024).

Occupation Workers Median pay
Acute Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Clinical Nurse Specialists 3,282,010 $93,600
Critical Care Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Registered Nurses 3,282,010 $93,600
Recycling and Reclamation Workers 2,982,530 $38,940
Waiters and Waitresses 2,302,690 $33,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 1,393,310 $62,340
Nursing Assistants 1,388,430 $39,530
Security Guards 1,241,770 $38,370
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,072,540 $64,580
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Food Preparation Workers 888,770 $34,220
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Medical Assistants 793,460 $44,200
Bartenders 745,610 $33,530
Cooks, Fast Food 668,230 $30,160
Customs and Border Protection Officers 666,990 $76,290
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 666,990 $76,290
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 632,430 $62,340
Loss Prevention Managers 630,980 $136,550
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 620,370 $62,970
Packers and Packagers, Hand 601,440 $35,580
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 522,010 $32,670
Childcare Workers 520,180 $32,050
Nannies 520,180 $32,050
Health Informatics Specialists 497,800 $103,790
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 481,300 $38,470
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 448,260 $36,450
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 445,080 $37,120
Training and Development Specialists 436,610 $65,850
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 427,150 $30,380
Social and Human Service Assistants 424,220 $45,120
Billing and Posting Clerks 417,500 $47,170
Counter and Rental Clerks 398,620 $38,540
Coroners 397,770 $78,420
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers 397,770 $78,420
Bus Drivers, School 387,920 $47,040
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 382,960 $58,570
Dental Assistants 375,430 $47,300
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 373,960 $35,270
Correctional Officers and Jailers 365,380 $57,970
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 350,230 $101,140
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 342,350 $65,140
Postal Service Mail Carriers 336,040 $57,490
Firefighters 332,240 $59,530
Pharmacists 328,870 $137,480
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 319,630 $104,070
Allergists and Immunologists 315,360 —
Hospitalists 315,360 —
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 315,360 —
Preventive Medicine Physicians 315,360 —
Sports Medicine Physicians 315,360 —
Urologists 315,360 —
Recreation Workers 309,640 $35,380
Self-Enrichment Teachers 308,520 $45,590
Nurse Practitioners 307,390 $129,210
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 305,020 $76,790
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that need Psychology. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Recycling and Reclamation Workers Packers and Packagers, Hand Firefighters Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Dental Assistants Cooks, Fast Food Security Guards Medical Assistants Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Acute Care Nurses Recreation Workers Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Substitute Teachers, Short-Term Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Nurse Practitioners Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Social and Human Service Assistants Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that need Psychology, by AI task-overlap and median pay

How this skill maps to occupations

The O*NET attribute types that bridge to this Lightcast skill, and how many of the mapped occupations each accounts for.

  • O*NET knowledge area 299

Datasets behind this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Psychology." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/psychology

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Psychology. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/psychology

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-psychology,
  title  = {Psychology},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/demand-skills/psychology}
}

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