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School Psychologists
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
What a school psychologist does
Become a school psychologist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good school psychologist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $81 per hour with a typical salary of $110,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $64 and $93 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $65,700 and $124,600 per year.
- 74% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $82 per hour with a typical salary of $107,100 per year.
- 95.9% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
School Psychologist job outlook
- There are 1,416 workers in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 4% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 10% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.