Division 3: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 | 870 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 4 | 66.7 | 185 | 67.0 | 462 | 78.6 | 651 | 74.8 |
Women | 2 | 33.3 | 87 | 31.5 | 126 | 21.4 | 215 | 24.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 4 | .5 |
Asian | 2 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.7 | 8 | 1.4 | 23 | 2.6 | |
Hispanic | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.0 | 15 | 1.7 | |
Black | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .7 | 6 | .7 | |
White | 3 | 50.0 | 225 | 81.5 | 545 | 92.7 | 773 | 88.9 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 28 | 10.1 | 20 | 3.4 | 48 | 5.5 | |
Age | 30 - 34 | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 7.2 | 0 | .0 | 21 | 2.4 |
35 - 39 | 0 | .0 | 17 | 6.2 | 4 | .7 | 21 | 2.4 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 26 | 9.4 | 18 | 3.1 | 44 | 5.1 | |
45 - 49 | 0 | .0 | 18 | 6.5 | 20 | 3.4 | 38 | 4.4 | |
50 - 54 | 1 | 16.7 | 24 | 8.7 | 21 | 3.6 | 46 | 5.3 | |
55 - 59 | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 7.2 | 58 | 9.9 | 79 | 9.1 | |
60 - 64 | 1 | 16.7 | 43 | 15.6 | 99 | 16.8 | 143 | 16.4 | |
65 - 69 | 1 | 16.7 | 23 | 8.3 | 71 | 12.1 | 95 | 10.9 | |
70 or older | 1 | 16.7 | 72 | 26.1 | 277 | 47.1 | 350 | 40.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 13 | 4.7 | 20 | 3.4 | 33 | 3.8 | |
Mean | 57.3 | 59.0 | 69.8 | 66.3 | |||||
SD | 15.7 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 15.1 | |||||
Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 33 | 12.0 | 51 | 8.7 | 84 | 9.7 |
Middle Atlantic | 0 | .0 | 41 | 14.9 | 115 | 19.6 | 156 | 17.9 | |
East North Central | 0 | .0 | 28 | 10.1 | 74 | 12.6 | 102 | 11.7 | |
West North Central | 1 | 16.7 | 29 | 10.5 | 33 | 5.6 | 63 | 7.2 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 16.7 | 44 | 15.9 | 121 | 20.6 | 166 | 19.1 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 11 | 4.0 | 20 | 3.4 | 31 | 3.6 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 17 | 6.2 | 36 | 6.1 | 53 | 6.1 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 13 | 4.7 | 28 | 4.8 | 41 | 4.7 | |
Pacific | 2 | 33.3 | 37 | 13.4 | 70 | 11.9 | 109 | 12.5 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 25 | 4.3 | 30 | 3.4 | |
Other | 2 | 33.3 | 18 | 6.5 | 15 | 2.6 | 35 | 4.0 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 | 870 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 2 | 33.3 | 272 | 98.6 | 574 | 97.6 | 848 | 97.5 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .2 |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | 3 | .3 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.2 | 10 | 1.1 |
Masters | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .5 |
Not specified | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 3 | .3 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 1 | 16.7 | 17 | 6.2 | 0 | .0 | 18 | 2.1 |
5 – 9 | 1 | 16.7 | 27 | 9.8 | 3 | .5 | 31 | 3.6 |
10 – 14 | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 7.2 | 10 | 1.7 | 31 | 3.6 |
15 – 19 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 7.2 | 29 | 4.9 | 49 | 5.6 |
20 – 24 | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 9.4 | 15 | 2.6 | 42 | 4.8 |
25 or more | 2 | 33.3 | 162 | 58.7 | 523 | 88.9 | 687 | 79.0 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.4 |
Mean | 17.0 | 28.8 | 41.6 | 37.4 | ||||
SD | 11.3 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 15.5 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 3 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 6 | 100.0 | 270 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 | 864 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Clinical | 1 | 16.7 | 5 | 1.8 | 18 | 3.1 | 24 | 2.8 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 3 | .3 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 | |
Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Geropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .7 | 4 | .5 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .3 | 4 | .5 | |
School | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.7 | 28 | 4.8 | 43 | 4.9 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 1 | 16.7 | 69 | 25.0 | 120 | 20.4 | 190 | 21.8 |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 16 | 2.7 | 18 | 2.1 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 49 | 8.3 | 53 | 6.1 | |
Educational | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 13 | 2.2 | 16 | 1.8 | |
Engineering psychology/ Human factors | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .7 | 5 | .6 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .2 | |
Evolutionary psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Experimental | 0 | .0 | 107 | 38.8 | 173 | 29.4 | 280 | 32.2 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.4 | 13 | 1.5 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .7 | 6 | .7 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 34 | 5.8 | 39 | 4.5 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.9 | 30 | 5.1 | 38 | 4.4 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 11 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.8 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 12 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.7 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 21 | 3.6 | 26 | 3.0 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 33.3 | 220 | 79.7 | 504 | 85.7 | 726 | 83.4 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | .2 | 4 | .5 | |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 8 | 1.4 | 10 | 1.1 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .2 | |
Linguistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Organizational Behavior | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 5 | .9 | 6 | .7 | |
Speech & Hearing | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 | |
Statistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 1 | .2 | 2 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.3 | 26 | 4.4 | 35 | 4.0 | |
Subtotal | 0 | .0 | 20 | 7.2 | 45 | 7.7 | 65 | 7.5 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 1 | 16.7 | 7 | 2.5 | 15 | 2.6 | 23 | 2.6 | |
Core science | 1 | 16.7 | 222 | 80.4 | 511 | 86.9 | 734 | 84.4 | |
Neither | 2 | 33.3 | 24 | 8.7 | 51 | 8.7 | 77 | 8.9 | |
Not specified | 2 | 33.3 | 23 | 8.3 | 11 | 1.9 | 36 | 4.1 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 | 870 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 5 | 83.3 | 139 | 50.4 | 323 | 54.9 | 467 | 53.7 |
Working part time | 0 | .0 | 9 | 3.3 | 21 | 3.6 | 30 | 3.4 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .5 | 5 | .6 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Retired and not working | 0 | .0 | 28 | 10.1 | 82 | 13.9 | 110 | 12.6 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.9 | 28 | 4.8 | 36 | 4.1 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 3 | .5 | 7 | .8 | |
Not specified | 1 | 16.7 | 85 | 30.8 | 128 | 21.8 | 214 | 24.6 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 2 | 33.3 | 34 | 12.3 | 68 | 11.6 | 104 | 12.0 |
Not licensed/unknown | 4 | 66.7 | 242 | 87.7 | 520 | 88.4 | 766 | 88.0 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 40.0 | 87 | 62.6 | 233 | 72.1 | 322 | 69.0 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 19 | 13.7 | 16 | 5.0 | 35 | 7.5 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.6 | 21 | 6.5 | 26 | 5.6 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.6 | 4 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.9 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Independent practice | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.9 | 11 | 3.4 | 15 | 3.2 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 5 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .9 | 3 | .6 | |
Other human service | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | .9 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Government | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 8 | 2.5 | 14 | 3.0 | |
Other | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 16 | 5.0 | 22 | 4.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.2 | 3 | .9 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 2 | 40.0 | 112 | 80.6 | 245 | 75.9 | 359 | 76.9 |
Education | 4 | 80.0 | 102 | 73.4 | 230 | 71.2 | 336 | 71.9 | |
Health/mental health services | 1 | 20.0 | 9 | 6.5 | 9 | 2.8 | 19 | 4.1 | |
Educational services | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 14.4 | 16 | 5.0 | 37 | 7.9 | |
Other applied psychology | 1 | 20.0 | 19 | 13.7 | 29 | 9.0 | 49 | 10.5 | |
Management/administration | 3 | 60.0 | 73 | 52.5 | 179 | 55.4 | 255 | 54.6 | |
Other employment activities | 3 | 60.0 | 24 | 17.3 | 55 | 17.0 | 82 | 17.6 | |
Not specified | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 12.2 | 66 | 20.4 | 84 | 18.0 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 20.0 | 38 | 27.3 | 172 | 53.3 | 211 | 45.2 |
Education | 2 | 40.0 | 60 | 43.2 | 44 | 13.6 | 106 | 22.7 | |
Mental Health Services | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .6 | 3 | .6 | |
Educational Services | 0 | .0 | 5 | 3.6 | 1 | .3 | 6 | 1.3 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 12.2 | 33 | 10.2 | 51 | 10.9 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Not specified | 1 | 20.0 | 17 | 12.2 | 69 | 21.4 | 87 | 18.6 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 3 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 46 | 16.7 | 178 | 30.3 | 225 | 25.9 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 47 | 17.0 | 64 | 10.9 | 111 | 12.8 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 6 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 | 870 | 100.0 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 1 | 16.7 | 10 | 3.6 | 27 | 4.6 | 38 | 4.4 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 42 | 15.2 | 167 | 28.4 | 209 | 24.0 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 4.3 | 82 | 13.9 | 94 | 10.8 |
8. Personality & Social | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 4.0 | 65 | 11.1 | 77 | 8.9 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 37 | 6.3 | 41 | 4.7 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 21 | 3.6 | 28 | 3.2 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 25 | 4.3 | 26 | 3.0 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | .9 | 8 | .9 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 7 | 2.5 | 16 | 2.7 | 23 | 2.6 |
15. Educational Psychology | 2 | 33.3 | 10 | 3.6 | 52 | 8.8 | 64 | 7.4 |
16. School Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 4 | .7 | 5 | .6 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 5 | .9 | 6 | .7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 14 | 2.4 | 17 | 2.0 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 25 | 9.1 | 63 | 10.7 | 88 | 10.1 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 18 | 6.5 | 36 | 6.1 | 54 | 6.2 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 3 | .5 | 8 | .9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.9 | 11 | 1.9 | 19 | 2.2 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 21 | 3.6 | 25 | 2.9 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 2 | 33.3 | 19 | 6.9 | 57 | 9.7 | 78 | 9.0 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 18 | 6.5 | 78 | 13.3 | 96 | 11.0 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 8 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.0 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 20 | 7.2 | 55 | 9.4 | 75 | 8.6 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 7 | 1.2 | 9 | 1.0 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .5 | 5 | .6 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 8 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.0 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 5 | .9 | 7 | .8 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 10 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.4 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 12 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.6 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 8 | 2.9 | 32 | 5.4 | 40 | 4.6 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.4 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | .9 |
38. Health Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 27 | 4.6 | 32 | 3.7 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 3 | .5 | 6 | .7 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 1 | 16.7 | 10 | 3.6 | 26 | 4.4 | 37 | 4.3 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 15 | 2.6 | 20 | 2.3 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.4 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | .9 | 8 | .9 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 11 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.7 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.4 |
48. Peace Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 13 | 2.2 | 15 | 1.7 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 7 | 1.2 | 8 | .9 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 4 | 1.4 | 35 | 6.0 | 39 | 4.5 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 6 | 1.0 | 7 | .8 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 5 | .9 | 7 | .8 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 1 | .4 | 3 | .5 | 4 | .5 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .4 | 10 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.4 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 2 | 33.3 | 93 | 33.7 | 117 | 19.9 | 212 | 24.4 |
Two | 1 | 16.7 | 98 | 35.5 | 147 | 25.0 | 246 | 28.3 |
Three | 2 | 33.3 | 36 | 13.0 | 117 | 19.9 | 155 | 17.8 |
Four or more | 1 | 16.7 | 49 | 17.8 | 207 | 35.2 | 257 | 29.5 |
Number belonging to state associations | 1 | 16.7 | 27 | 9.8 | 62 | 10.5 | 90 | 10.3 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | .9 | 5 | .6 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Organizational business consulting psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .3 | 2 | .2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | .1 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 0 | .0 | 6 | 2.2 | 9 | 1.5 | 15 | 1.7 |
Total | 6 | 100.0 | 276 | 100.0 | 588 | 100.0 | 870 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
