# 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.

- **SOC code:** 19-3033.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3033-00
- **Also known as:** Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Psychologist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Case Manager, Counselor, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), Licensed Clinical Psychologist
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Conduct assessments of patients' risk for harm to self or others.
- Document patient information including session notes, progress notes, recommendations, and treatment plans.
- Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, or reference materials.
- Write reports on clients and maintain required paperwork.
- Counsel individuals, groups, or families to help them understand problems, deal with crisis situations, define goals, and develop realistic action plans.
- Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, or vocational development and adjustment.
- Collect information about individuals or clients, using interviews, case histories, observational techniques, and other assessment methods.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, modifying plans or diagnoses as necessary.
- Use a variety of treatment methods, such as psychotherapy, hypnosis, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama, or play therapy.
- Develop therapeutic and treatment plans based on clients' interests, abilities, or needs.
- Develop and implement individual treatment plans, specifying type, frequency, intensity, and duration of therapy.
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant research.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Psychology _(knowledge)_
- Therapy and Counseling _(knowledge)_
- Reading Comprehension _(essential_skill)_
- Oral Expression _(ability)_
- Written Comprehension _(ability)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(transferable_skill)_
- Oral Comprehension _(ability)_
- Problem Sensitivity _(ability)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Writing _(essential_skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_
- Written Expression _(ability)_

**Skills in demand:**
- Psychology _(Specialized Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Writing _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Inductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Active Learning _(Common Skill)_
- Complex Problem Solving _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Teams _(hot technology, in demand)_
- Zoom _(hot technology, in demand)_
- eClinicalWorks EHR software _(hot technology)_
- Google Docs _(hot technology)_
- Google Sheets _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Excel _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Office software _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Outlook _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft PowerPoint _(hot technology)_
- Microsoft Word _(hot technology)_
- Google Meet _(in demand)_
- Addison Health Systems WritePad EHR

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 61st percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 53rd percentile (Moderate) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 72nd percentile (High) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 11.2% growth (Growing fast); 4.8k annual openings; 76.3k → 84.8k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $95,830; 72,190 employed.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-19-3033-00_