Becoming An I/O Psychologist

After a long and thorough search for what career I was going to potentially pursue, I came to the conclusion that becoming an I/O Psychologist would be the best option for me. There are a few reasons why this career became an interest of mine. First off, by becoming an I/O Psychologist I will actually be able to make a change in the world and help people. An I/O Psychologist spends their time helping the people within large corporations work more cohesively. By doing this, I could potentially help these large companies be more productive, which would lead to them creating content or materials that would be beneficial to society. Making a positive impact on our society in any way is something that I am always more than happy to do, but if I …show more content…
Work in I/O Psychology could also be fairly tedious as there are many steps to developing proper research that has to be submitted to the CEO’s and COO’s of large businesses. However, all of this hard work and stress has its payoff. The typical I/O psychologist with a Master’s degree will have a starting salary of around $65,000 while an I/O Psychologist who has earned his or her Ph.D. will start off making around $81,000. After this the numbers only get better, a proficient and effective I/O Psychologist can earn upwards of $250,000 a year, this career does involve some hard work, but it is ultimately paid off with the salary that is earned. Another drawback of becoming an I/O Psychologist is that there is an extensive amount of time that must be spent in school. To officially be called an I/O Psychologist in the U.S. you must have at least obtained a Master’s Degree, however; the majority of these Psychologist have earned their Ph.D. As most people know, going through a Master’s or Ph.D. program is extremely difficult but I believe that I am ready for this challenge and if I work hard I can obtain my …show more content…
In this interview the I/O answered many questions that cleared up many concerns that I had about this field. After this interview I found out that I/O Psychologist usually work with people in the workforce, they don’t actually deal with people that have mental illnesses. The basic things that I/O Psychologists do include, working with fortune 500 or private corporations, training and development of current and future employees, new employee orientation, and they help to connect the new employees to the organizations. An issue that an I/O might be called upon to solve could be that the manager or CEO of a business asks the I/O to help improve the way the employees work