Division 54: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 54 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 32 | 100.0 | 1,017 | 100.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1,189 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 3 | 9.4 | 279 | 27.4 | 90 | 64.3 | 372 | 31.3 |
Women | 29 | 90.6 | 735 | 72.3 | 50 | 35.7 | 814 | 68.5 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 1 | .7 | 3 | .3 |
Asian | 2 | 6.3 | 22 | 2.2 | 1 | .7 | 25 | 2.1 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 3.1 | 28 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.9 | 33 | 2.8 | |
Black | 2 | 6.3 | 21 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 25 | 2.1 | |
White | 13 | 40.6 | 731 | 71.9 | 130 | 92.9 | 874 | 73.5 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | .7 | 11 | .9 | |
Not specified | 14 | 43.8 | 203 | 20.0 | 1 | .7 | 218 | 18.3 | |
Age | Under 30 | 1 | 3.1 | 6 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .6 |
30 - 34 | 4 | 12.5 | 125 | 12.3 | 0 | .0 | 129 | 10.8 | |
35 - 39 | 6 | 18.8 | 168 | 16.5 | 3 | 2.1 | 177 | 14.9 | |
40 - 44 | 5 | 15.6 | 159 | 15.6 | 4 | 2.9 | 168 | 14.1 | |
45 - 49 | 4 | 12.5 | 95 | 9.3 | 8 | 5.7 | 107 | 9.0 | |
50 - 54 | 5 | 15.6 | 107 | 10.5 | 24 | 17.1 | 136 | 11.4 | |
55 - 59 | 1 | 3.1 | 125 | 12.3 | 29 | 20.7 | 155 | 13.0 | |
60 - 64 | 2 | 6.3 | 115 | 11.3 | 29 | 20.7 | 146 | 12.3 | |
65 - 69 | 2 | 6.3 | 47 | 4.6 | 14 | 10.0 | 63 | 5.3 | |
70 or older | 1 | 3.1 | 39 | 3.8 | 24 | 17.1 | 64 | 5.4 | |
Not specified | 1 | 3.1 | 31 | 3.0 | 5 | 3.6 | 37 | 3.1 | |
Mean | 45.8 | 48.1 | 60.0 | 49.4 | |||||
SD | 11.7 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 12.5 | |||||
Region | New England | 2 | 6.3 | 98 | 9.6 | 11 | 7.9 | 111 | 9.3 |
Middle Atlantic | 7 | 21.9 | 158 | 15.5 | 22 | 15.7 | 187 | 15.7 | |
East North Central | 2 | 6.3 | 175 | 17.2 | 21 | 15.0 | 198 | 16.7 | |
West North Central | 2 | 6.3 | 85 | 8.4 | 11 | 7.9 | 98 | 8.2 | |
South Atlantic | 6 | 18.8 | 220 | 21.6 | 39 | 27.9 | 265 | 22.3 | |
East South Central | 1 | 3.1 | 42 | 4.1 | 4 | 2.9 | 47 | 4.0 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 69 | 6.8 | 13 | 9.3 | 82 | 6.9 | |
Mountain | 3 | 9.4 | 38 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.1 | 44 | 3.7 | |
Pacific | 5 | 15.6 | 107 | 10.5 | 11 | 7.9 | 123 | 10.3 | |
Other US (eg, Puerto Rico) | 2 | 6.3 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 9 | .9 | 4 | 2.9 | 13 | 1.1 | |
Other | 2 | 6.3 | 15 | 1.5 | 1 | .7 | 18 | 1.5 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 54 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 32 | 100.0 | 1,017 | 100.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1,189 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 5 | 15.6 | 844 | 83.0 | 133 | 95.0 | 982 | 82.6 |
Ed.D. | 2 | 6.3 | 15 | 1.5 | 4 | 2.9 | 21 | 1.8 |
Psy.D. | 1 | 3.1 | 142 | 14.0 | 1 | .7 | 144 | 12.1 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 13 | 1.1 |
Masters | 22 | 68.8 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 24 | 2.0 |
Baccalaureate/Associate | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 |
Not specified | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 4 | .3 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 7 | 21.9 | 141 | 13.9 | 0 | .0 | 148 | 12.4 |
5 - 9 | 7 | 21.9 | 222 | 21.8 | 1 | .7 | 230 | 19.3 |
10 - 14 | 5 | 15.6 | 172 | 16.9 | 5 | 3.6 | 182 | 15.3 |
15 - 19 | 6 | 18.8 | 136 | 13.4 | 10 | 7.1 | 152 | 12.8 |
20 - 24 | 3 | 9.4 | 107 | 10.5 | 19 | 13.6 | 129 | 10.8 |
25 or more | 3 | 9.4 | 226 | 22.2 | 104 | 74.3 | 333 | 28.0 |
Not specified | 1 | 3.1 | 13 | 1.3 | 1 | .7 | 15 | 1.3 |
Mean | 13.2 | 15.9 | 30.5 | 17.5 | ||||
SD | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 11.8 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 54 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 32 | 100.0 | 1,007 | 100.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1,179 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 1 | 3.1 | 281 | 27.6 | 26 | 18.6 | 308 | 25.9 |
Clinical | 12 | 37.5 | 324 | 31.9 | 62 | 44.3 | 398 | 33.5 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 17 | 1.7 | 2 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.6 | |
Counseling psychology | 2 | 6.3 | 21 | 2.1 | 1 | .7 | 24 | 2.0 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Health | 0 | .0 | 32 | 3.1 | 10 | 7.1 | 42 | 3.5 | |
School | 2 | 6.3 | 40 | 3.9 | 9 | 6.4 | 51 | 4.3 | |
Subtotal | 17 | 53.1 | 716 | 70.4 | 110 | 78.6 | 843 | 70.9 | |
Research and other subfields | Community | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 27 | 2.7 | 5 | 3.6 | 32 | 2.7 | |
Educational | 2 | 6.3 | 7 | .7 | 1 | .7 | 10 | .8 | |
Experimental | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 8 | .8 | 3 | 2.1 | 11 | .9 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 1 | .7 | 2 | .2 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 9.4 | 51 | 5.0 | 10 | 7.1 | 64 | 5.4 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 9 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 9 | .8 |
Counselor Education | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Information Science | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Nursing | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 1 | .7 | 3 | .3 | |
Special Education | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Statistics | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Other | 1 | 3.1 | 73 | 7.2 | 18 | 12.9 | 92 | 7.7 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 6.3 | 90 | 8.8 | 19 | 13.6 | 111 | 9.3 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 0 | .0 | 46 | 4.5 | 10 | 7.1 | 56 | 4.7 | |
Core science | 3 | 9.4 | 49 | 4.8 | 10 | 7.1 | 62 | 5.2 | |
Neither | 19 | 59.4 | 762 | 74.9 | 119 | 85.0 | 900 | 75.7 | |
Not specified | 10 | 31.3 | 160 | 15.7 | 1 | .7 | 171 | 14.4 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 54 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 32 | 100.0 | 1,017 | 100.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1,189 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 6 | 18.8 | 471 | 46.3 | 87 | 62.1 | 564 | 47.4 |
Working part time | 5 | 15.6 | 85 | 8.4 | 3 | 2.1 | 93 | 7.8 | |
Postdoctoral study | 2 | 6.3 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 13 | 1.1 | |
Not working and seeking work | 0 | .0 | 7 | .7 | 0 | .0 | 7 | .6 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 8 | .8 | 0 | .0 | 8 | .7 | |
Retired and not working | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | .3 | 8 | 5.7 | 12 | 1.0 | |
Retired and still working | 0 | .0 | 6 | .6 | 5 | 3.6 | 11 | .9 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 1 | .7 | 3 | .3 | |
Not specified | 18 | 56.3 | 423 | 41.6 | 36 | 25.7 | 477 | 40.1 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 13 | 40.6 | 761 | 74.8 | 124 | 88.6 | 898 | 75.5 |
Not licensed/unknown | 19 | 59.4 | 256 | 25.2 | 16 | 11.4 | 291 | 24.5 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 0 | .0 | 59 | 12.5 | 39 | 44.8 | 98 | 17.4 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.3 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.1 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 1 | 16.7 | 108 | 22.9 | 29 | 33.3 | 138 | 24.5 | |
Other academic settings | 1 | 16.7 | 8 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 11 | 2.0 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 1 | 16.7 | 9 | 1.9 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.8 | |
Independent practice | 2 | 33.3 | 99 | 21.0 | 3 | 3.4 | 104 | 18.4 | |
Hospital | 0 | .0 | 111 | 23.6 | 7 | 8.0 | 118 | 20.9 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 16 | 3.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 17 | 3.0 | |
Other human service | 0 | .0 | 28 | 5.9 | 2 | 2.3 | 30 | 5.3 | |
Business & industry | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | .2 | |
Government | 0 | .0 | 10 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 11 | 2.0 | |
Other | 1 | 16.7 | 14 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 17 | 3.0 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .5 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 16.7 | 241 | 51.2 | 72 | 82.8 | 314 | 55.7 |
Education | 1 | 16.7 | 250 | 53.1 | 65 | 74.7 | 316 | 56.0 | |
Health/mental health services | 2 | 33.3 | 368 | 78.1 | 44 | 50.6 | 414 | 73.4 | |
Educational services | 3 | 50.0 | 186 | 39.5 | 15 | 17.2 | 204 | 36.2 | |
Other applied psychology | 0 | .0 | 70 | 14.9 | 9 | 10.3 | 79 | 14.0 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 16.7 | 170 | 36.1 | 54 | 62.1 | 225 | 39.9 | |
Other employment activities | 0 | .0 | 48 | 10.2 | 7 | 8.0 | 55 | 9.8 | |
Not specified | 2 | 33.3 | 40 | 8.5 | 7 | 8.0 | 49 | 8.7 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 1 | 16.7 | 77 | 16.3 | 34 | 39.1 | 112 | 19.9 |
Education | 0 | .0 | 45 | 9.6 | 8 | 9.2 | 53 | 9.4 | |
Mental Health Services | 2 | 33.3 | 246 | 52.2 | 15 | 17.2 | 263 | 46.6 | |
Educational Services | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 19 | 3.4 | |
Applied Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Management/administration | 0 | .0 | 43 | 9.1 | 19 | 21.8 | 62 | 11.0 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | .4 | |
Not specified | 2 | 33.3 | 42 | 8.9 | 8 | 9.2 | 52 | 9.2 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 54 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 2 | 6.3 | 7 | .7 | 9 | 6.4 | 18 | 1.5 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 11 | 1.1 | 6 | 4.3 | 17 | 1.4 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 5 | 3.6 | 7 | .6 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 7 | .7 | 6 | 4.3 | 13 | 1.1 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | 6 | 4.3 | 11 | .9 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 3 | 9.4 | 32 | 3.1 | 17 | 12.1 | 52 | 4.4 |
8. Personality & Social | 5 | 15.6 | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 4.3 | 21 | 1.8 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 6 | .6 | 4 | 2.9 | 10 | .8 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 1 | 3.1 | 7 | .7 | 4 | 2.9 | 12 | 1.0 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 114 | 11.2 | 74 | 52.9 | 188 | 15.8 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | .9 | 2 | 1.4 | 11 | .9 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 3 | 2.1 | 5 | .4 |
15. Educational Psychology | 1 | 3.1 | 10 | 1.0 | 7 | 5.0 | 18 | 1.5 |
16. School Psychology | 3 | 9.4 | 55 | 5.4 | 22 | 15.7 | 80 | 6.7 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | .8 | 6 | 4.3 | 14 | 1.2 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 8 | .8 | 6 | 4.3 | 14 | 1.2 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | 2 | 1.4 | 7 | .6 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 7 | 5.0 | 10 | .8 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | .3 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 24 | 2.4 | 7 | 5.0 | 31 | 2.6 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | .3 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 4 | 2.9 | 6 | .5 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 3 | 9.4 | 17 | 1.7 | 9 | 6.4 | 29 | 2.4 |
26. History of Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 8 | 5.7 | 10 | .8 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 6 | .6 | 10 | 7.1 | 16 | 1.3 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 6 | 4.3 | 9 | .8 |
29. Psychotherapy | 2 | 6.3 | 24 | 2.4 | 9 | 6.4 | 35 | 2.9 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.0 | 4 | 2.9 | 14 | 1.2 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 4.3 | 16 | 1.3 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 4 | 2.9 | 7 | .6 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 1 | 3.1 | 22 | 2.2 | 15 | 10.7 | 38 | 3.2 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | .3 |
35. Psychology of Women | 1 | 3.1 | 12 | 1.2 | 10 | 7.1 | 23 | 1.9 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 1 | 3.1 | 6 | .6 | 3 | 2.1 | 10 | .8 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 8 | 25.0 | 55 | 5.4 | 44 | 31.4 | 107 | 9.0 |
38. Health Psychology | 2 | 6.3 | 103 | 10.1 | 50 | 35.7 | 155 | 13.0 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 6 | .6 | 5 | 3.6 | 11 | .9 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 7 | 21.9 | 118 | 11.6 | 25 | 17.9 | 150 | 12.6 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 9 | .9 | 8 | 5.7 | 17 | 1.4 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 45 | 4.4 | 10 | 7.1 | 55 | 4.6 |
43. Family Psychology | 11 | 34.4 | 53 | 5.2 | 13 | 9.3 | 77 | 6.5 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | 5 | 3.6 | 10 | .8 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.2 | 10 | 7.1 | 22 | 1.9 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | 6 | 4.3 | 11 | .9 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 12 | 1.2 | 6 | 4.3 | 18 | 1.5 |
48. Peace Psychology | 2 | 6.3 | 6 | .6 | 5 | 3.6 | 13 | 1.1 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 4 | .4 | 8 | 5.7 | 12 | 1.0 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 7 | 5.0 | 10 | .8 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 5 | 3.6 | 6 | .5 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 5 | .5 | 17 | 12.1 | 22 | 1.9 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 6 | 18.8 | 285 | 28.0 | 79 | 56.4 | 370 | 31.1 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 32 | 100.0 | 1,017 | 100.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1,189 | 100.0 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 9 | .9 | 8 | 5.7 | 17 | 1.4 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 1 | 3.1 | 17 | 1.7 | 8 | 5.7 | 26 | 2.2 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 10 | 31.3 | 401 | 39.4 | 6 | 4.3 | 417 | 35.1 |
Two | 4 | 12.5 | 350 | 34.4 | 29 | 20.7 | 383 | 32.2 |
Three | 6 | 18.8 | 135 | 13.3 | 28 | 20.0 | 169 | 14.2 |
Four or more | 12 | 37.5 | 131 | 12.9 | 77 | 55.0 | 220 | 18.5 |
Number belonging to state associations | 7 | 21.9 | 367 | 36.1 | 76 | 54.3 | 450 | 37.8 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 16 | 1.6 | 24 | 17.1 | 40 | 3.4 |
Counseling | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .3 |
School | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | .3 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 9 | .9 | 5 | 3.6 | 14 | 1.2 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | .3 |
Family psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 2 | 1.4 | 3 | .3 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 3 | 2.1 | 4 | .3 |
Clinical health | 0 | .0 | 2 | .2 | 6 | 4.3 | 8 | .7 |
Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .7 | 1 | .1 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 14 | 1.4 | 18 | 12.9 | 32 | 2.7 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | .2 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 7 | 21.9 | 626 | 61.6 | 75 | 53.6 | 708 | 59.5 |
Total | 32 | 100.0 | 1,017 | 100.0 | 140 | 100.0 | 1,189 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
