Summary: A Career As A Forensic Psychologist

There are plenty of people who are fans of crime dramas such as Criminal Minds, or Law and Order.. But what is one thing that all crime dramas have in common? Each one has a forensic psychologist in the show. As with all jobs, Forensic psychologist have certain skills and duties, along with a different work environment, schedule, schooling,pay, and job outlook for the future. Forensic Psychologists play a major role in not only the shows, but in real life legal or criminal scenarios as well. Forensic psychology requires many everyday skills, but there is also many skills that all of us do not have. A major example of one of those skills is patience. Forensic psychologist need very high levels of patience, due to some clients that may need
Many psychologists work as part of a large medical team to try to find a diagnosis and how to correctly deal with it(“Psychologists”Illinois para.18). As with many other jobs in the world, a psychologist may have a patient who is angry, rude, or just uncooperative with the psychologist; this can lead to a harder time trying to diagnose what is wrong with the patient (“Psychologists”Illinois para.18). Social interactions with colleagues and patients are a big part of being a psychologist; there are many close relationships that must be kept(“Psychologists”Illinois para.18). The general environment for a psychologist is almost always inside, but a forensic psychologist might visit a crime scene(“Psychologists”Illinois para.19). As for all psychologist, everyday they make very impactful decisions for their patients and their families that could potentially be life changing, as a psychologist usually will make independent decisions without consulting a superior (“Psychologists”Illinois
The average annual salary for a psychologist in 2015 was $94,590 (“Psychologists”Bureau para.56). In Illinois specifically, the average annual pay in 2015 was $90,000 (“Psychologists”Bureau para.11). Also in Illinois, the monthly wage is around 7,000 and the hourly wage is around $38 (“Psychologists”Bureau para.9,10). Even though it is one of the smallest states, Rhode Island pays psychologists more than any other state in the U.S. (“Forensic”papa.27). Compared to many other jobs in the U.S. the job outlook for psychologists is rather prosperous. In the ten years from 2014 to 2024 the demand for psychologists is projected to increase 19%, that is faster than almost all jobs in the U.S. (“Psychologists”Bureau para.1). The projected number of available psychology jobs by 2024 is 206,400 (“Psychologists”Bureau para.67). For those with a masters degree in psychology, the job competition will be much greater than it will for those with a doctorate in psychology (“Psychologists”Bureau para.65,6). They are on T.V., they are in real life, and they have an important role in criminal cases in both. Forensic psychologists are part of the reasons there are not criminals that are not of sound mind wandering the streets. Forensic psychologists have a very special and specific set of skills and duties and that take many years of schooling to acquire, but in the end the salary might be worth