Psychology careers

By: Alejandro G

why I chose Human factor psychologist

I chose this field because anything with machines, the creating or

programming of them intrigues me and I wanted to see what a human factor
psychologist did.

It looked boring but after I started researching I found some really amazing
things like genetic engineering.

Educating or training required for

human factor phycologist

There are some entry level opportunities available to those with a bachelor
degree, but most careers in brain and science cognitive psychology begin with
a masters or doctorial degree.

Psychologists with a master degree, usually have careers in human

performance research(testing how well a person who has not slept for many
hours can remember a short story). Those with master degrees also might be
hired for a teaching positions

most psychologists with a doctorial degree in brain science and cognition

teach and conduct research in academies.

Who you most likely will be working for

most of the work of master level professionals will be supervised by a

doctoral level psychologist.

Some doctorial level human factor psychologists work for the Navy in
providing staff assistance related to human performance.

since you also have a engineering degree you could also go into programming
and work for computer companies.

How much money can you make as a

human factor psychologist

Starting salaries for human factor and engineering psychologists range from
$40,000 to$75,367 annually.

Private consultants with doctorial-level degrees earn an average of $179,160

per year. Salaries are highest for those employed in the private sector.

Doctorial-level engineering psychologists working for profit businesses earn an

average of $92,644 annually and those in government earn an average of
$107,314 annually.

Those with master degrees earn $90,164 annually in business settings,

$75,150 annually in university positions and $90,500 annually in government.

interesting facts

With a degree in human factor psychology you can also go into genetic
engineering

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Reference pages

http://apa.org/action/science/human-factors/education-training.aspx

http://psychology.about.com/od/branchesofpsycholog1/f/human-factors.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_factors_and_ergonomics

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