Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Also called: Industrial Psychologist, Industrial/Organizational Psychologist (I/O Psychologist), Organizational Psychologist,
What they do:
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.On the job, you would:
- Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.
- Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning.
- Conduct presentations on research findings for clients or at research meetings.
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What they do:
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.On the job, you would:
- Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences.
- Conduct research studies of physical work environments, organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning.
- Conduct presentations on research findings for clients or at research meetings.
KNOWLEDGE
Math and Science
- psychology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
- human resources (HR)
- management
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
SKILLS
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
ABILITIES
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
PERSONALITY
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Achievement/Effort
- Leadership
TECHNOLOGY
You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
Presentation software
- Mentimeter
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software
- Google Sheets
- Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION
- doctoral degree
- master's degree
JOB OUTLOOK
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$92,880
$51,080
$197,700