Psychiatrists
SOC 29-1223 · 2024-2034
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $363,395per year
- Projected openings
- 2,100
- Projected change
- +10.5%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $242,054 | 30 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $236,230 | 20 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $214,526 | 110 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $158,555 | 10 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | Not reported | 150 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | Not reported | 10 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | Not reported | 480 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | Not reported | 80 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | Not reported | 20 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | Not reported | 160 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | Not reported | 110 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | Not reported | 90 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | Not reported | 60 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | Not reported | 10 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 10 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | Not reported | 20 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | Not reported | 10 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychologists, All Other | $161,950 | 4,090 | +14.3% |
| Neurologists | $367,076 | 410 | +8.3% |
| Pediatricians, General | $220,134 | 2,350 | +7% |
| Registered Nurses | $144,197 | 228,840 | +13.5% |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $322,677 | 2,360 | +9% |