Division 6: 2010
Table 1: Demographic Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 173 | 100.0 | 303 | 100.0 | 482 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Men | 5 | 83.3 | 121 | 69.9 | 244 | 80.5 | 370 | 76.8 |
Women | 1 | 16.7 | 50 | 28.9 | 59 | 19.5 | 110 | 22.8 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Race/ethnicity | American Indian | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Asian | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 2 | .7 | 7 | 1.5 | |
Hispanic | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 2.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.3 | |
Black | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.5 | |
White | 4 | 66.7 | 134 | 77.5 | 278 | 91.7 | 416 | 86.3 | |
Multiracial/multi-ethnic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .6 | |
Not specified | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 15.0 | 10 | 3.3 | 37 | 7.7 | |
Age | 30 - 34 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 |
35 - 39 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 6.9 | 1 | .3 | 13 | 2.7 | |
40 - 44 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 6.4 | 7 | 2.3 | 18 | 3.7 | |
45 - 49 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 6.9 | 11 | 3.6 | 23 | 4.8 | |
50 - 54 | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 6.4 | 9 | 3.0 | 21 | 4.4 | |
55 - 59 | 1 | 16.7 | 23 | 13.3 | 26 | 8.6 | 50 | 10.4 | |
60 - 64 | 0 | .0 | 29 | 16.8 | 45 | 14.9 | 74 | 15.4 | |
65 - 69 | 2 | 33.3 | 18 | 10.4 | 49 | 16.2 | 69 | 14.3 | |
70 or older | 2 | 33.3 | 40 | 23.1 | 147 | 48.5 | 189 | 39.2 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 15 | 8.7 | 8 | 2.6 | 23 | 4.8 | |
Mean | 66.0 | 60.7 | 69.8 | 66.6 | |||||
SD | 10.2 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 13.5 | |||||
Region | New England | 0 | .0 | 19 | 11.0 | 33 | 10.9 | 52 | 10.8 |
Middle Atlantic | 1 | 16.7 | 27 | 15.6 | 58 | 19.1 | 86 | 17.8 | |
East North Central | 2 | 33.3 | 16 | 9.2 | 31 | 10.2 | 49 | 10.2 | |
West North Central | 0 | .0 | 14 | 8.1 | 15 | 5.0 | 29 | 6.0 | |
South Atlantic | 1 | 16.7 | 30 | 17.3 | 68 | 22.4 | 99 | 20.5 | |
East South Central | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 10 | 2.1 | |
West South Central | 0 | .0 | 8 | 4.6 | 24 | 7.9 | 32 | 6.6 | |
Mountain | 0 | .0 | 9 | 5.2 | 11 | 3.6 | 20 | 4.1 | |
Pacific | 2 | 33.3 | 34 | 19.7 | 34 | 11.2 | 70 | 14.5 | |
Canada | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 15 | 3.1 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 11 | 6.4 | 9 | 3.0 | 20 | 4.1 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 2: Educational Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2010
| Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
N= | 6 | 100.0 | 173 | 100.0 | 303 | 100.0 | 482 | 100.0 |
Highest degree | ||||||||
Ph.D. | 1 | 16.7 | 159 | 91.9 | 296 | 97.7 | 456 | 94.6 |
Ed.D. | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 |
Psy.D. | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 1.2 |
M.D. | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | .8 |
Other doctorate or doctorate type not specified | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | .3 | 7 | 1.5 |
Masters | 5 | 83.3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.0 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 |
Years since degree | ||||||||
Less than 5 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 1.0 |
5 – 9 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 6.4 | 1 | .3 | 12 | 2.5 |
10 – 14 | 0 | .0 | 20 | 11.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 26 | 5.4 |
15 – 19 | 0 | .0 | 14 | 8.1 | 11 | 3.6 | 25 | 5.2 |
20 – 24 | 2 | 33.3 | 15 | 8.7 | 7 | 2.3 | 24 | 5.0 |
25 or more | 4 | 66.7 | 103 | 59.5 | 277 | 91.4 | 384 | 79.7 |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 1 | .3 | 6 | 1.2 |
Mean | 33.5 | 29.0 | 41.2 | 36.8 | ||||
SD | 10.9 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 14.2 | ||||
Source: 2010 APA Directory.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies.
Table 3: Current Major Field of Division 6 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | N | % | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
Total | 6 | 100.0 | 169 | 100.0 | 303 | 100.0 | 478 | 100.0 | |
Health service provider subfields | Child clinical | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Clinical | 1 | 16.7 | 26 | 15.0 | 21 | 6.9 | 48 | 10.0 | |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 13 | 2.7 | |
Counseling psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Health | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 11 | 2.3 | |
School | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Subtotal | 3 | 50.0 | 38 | 22.0 | 37 | 12.2 | 78 | 16.2 | |
Research and other subfields | Cognitive | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 10 | 2.1 |
Comparative | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.0 | 22 | 7.3 | 29 | 6.0 | |
Developmental | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 15 | 3.1 | |
Educational | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | .6 | |
Environmental | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Evolutionary psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Experimental | 1 | 16.7 | 30 | 17.3 | 58 | 19.1 | 89 | 18.5 | |
General/Methods & Systems | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .7 | 3 | .6 | |
Industrial/Organizational | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Neurosciences | 0 | .0 | 22 | 12.7 | 46 | 15.2 | 68 | 14.1 | |
Personality | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Physiological/Psychobiology | 0 | .0 | 31 | 17.9 | 63 | 20.8 | 94 | 19.5 | |
Psychopharmacology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 20 | 6.6 | 23 | 4.8 | |
Quantitative/ Math/ Psychometrics/ Stats | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Social | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | .6 | |
Subtotal | 2 | 33.3 | 104 | 60.1 | 237 | 78.2 | 343 | 71.2 | |
Other fields | Behavioral Medicine | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | .8 |
Business or Management | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 | |
Cognitive science | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Computer Science | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Education, Teaching | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Medicine | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Psychiatry | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Public Health | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Rehabilitation | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 1 | .3 | 2 | .4 | |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 | |
Social Work | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 14 | 4.6 | 19 | 3.9 | |
Subtotal | 1 | 16.7 | 10 | 5.8 | 25 | 8.3 | 36 | 7.5 | |
Science designation | |||||||||
General science | 1 | 16.7 | 6 | 3.5 | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 3.9 | |
Core science | 2 | 33.3 | 103 | 59.5 | 239 | 78.9 | 344 | 71.4 | |
Neither | 3 | 50.0 | 43 | 24.9 | 48 | 15.8 | 94 | 19.5 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 21 | 12.1 | 4 | 1.3 | 25 | 5.2 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 4: Employment Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2010
Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
N= | 40 | 100.0 | 690 | 100.0 | 267 | 100.0 | 997 | 100.0 | |
Employment status | Working full time | 16 | 40.0 | 377 | 54.6 | 158 | 59.2 | 551 | 55.3 |
Working part time | 3 | 7.5 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 32 | 3.2 | |
Postdoctoral study | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 2 | .7 | 8 | .8 | |
Not working and not seeking work | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Retired and not working | 0 | .0 | 23 | 3.3 | 35 | 13.1 | 58 | 5.8 | |
Retired and still working | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | .6 | 11 | 4.1 | 16 | 1.6 | |
Other | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .1 | |
Employed; status not known | 0 | .0 | 6 | .9 | 1 | .4 | 7 | .7 | |
Not specified | 20 | 50.0 | 249 | 36.1 | 54 | 20.2 | 323 | 32.4 | |
Licensure status | Licensed and/or certified | 8 | 20.0 | 205 | 29.7 | 98 | 36.7 | 311 | 31.2 |
Not licensed/unknown | 32 | 80.0 | 485 | 70.3 | 169 | 63.3 | 686 | 68.8 | |
Primary work setting (full-time-employed only) | University settings | 2 | 12.5 | 179 | 47.5 | 100 | 63.3 | 281 | 51.0 |
Four-year colleges | 0 | .0 | 11 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.9 | 14 | 2.5 | |
Medical school/ Academic medical center | 0 | .0 | 22 | 5.8 | 8 | 5.1 | 30 | 5.4 | |
Other academic settings | 0 | .0 | 13 | 3.4 | 1 | .6 | 14 | 2.5 | |
Schools & other educational settings | 1 | 6.3 | 10 | 2.7 | 0 | .0 | 11 | 2.0 | |
Independent practice | 1 | 6.3 | 31 | 8.2 | 5 | 3.2 | 37 | 6.7 | |
Hospital | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 3.7 | 7 | 4.4 | 22 | 4.0 | |
Clinic | 0 | .0 | 2 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .4 | |
Other human service | 1 | 6.3 | 6 | 1.6 | 1 | .6 | 8 | 1.5 | |
Business & industry | 1 | 6.3 | 20 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.5 | 25 | 4.5 | |
Government | 3 | 18.8 | 14 | 3.7 | 5 | 3.2 | 22 | 4.0 | |
Other | 6 | 37.5 | 54 | 14.3 | 23 | 14.6 | 83 | 15.1 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .6 | 2 | .4 | |
Work activities (full-time-employed only) | Research | 9 | 56.3 | 270 | 71.6 | 127 | 80.4 | 406 | 73.7 |
Education | 9 | 56.3 | 214 | 56.8 | 105 | 66.5 | 328 | 59.5 | |
Health/mental health services | 7 | 43.8 | 79 | 21.0 | 20 | 12.7 | 106 | 19.2 | |
Educational services | 4 | 25.0 | 62 | 16.4 | 17 | 10.8 | 83 | 15.1 | |
Other applied psychology | 7 | 43.8 | 131 | 34.7 | 47 | 29.7 | 185 | 33.6 | |
Management/administration | 9 | 56.3 | 187 | 49.6 | 82 | 51.9 | 278 | 50.5 | |
Other employment activities | 7 | 43.8 | 109 | 28.9 | 31 | 19.6 | 147 | 26.7 | |
Not specified | 0 | .0 | 44 | 11.7 | 25 | 15.8 | 69 | 12.5 | |
Primary work activity (full-time-employed only) | Research | 6 | 37.5 | 127 | 33.7 | 70 | 44.3 | 203 | 36.8 |
Education | 2 | 12.5 | 74 | 19.6 | 27 | 17.1 | 103 | 18.7 | |
Mental Health Services | 4 | 25.0 | 38 | 10.1 | 3 | 1.9 | 45 | 8.2 | |
Educational Services | 1 | 6.3 | 11 | 2.9 | 0 | .0 | 12 | 2.2 | |
Applied Psychology | 1 | 6.3 | 31 | 8.2 | 8 | 5.1 | 40 | 7.3 | |
Management/administration | 1 | 6.3 | 42 | 11.1 | 22 | 13.9 | 65 | 11.8 | |
Other activities | 0 | .0 | 7 | 1.9 | 3 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.8 | |
Not specified | 1 | 6.3 | 47 | 12.5 | 25 | 15.8 | 73 | 13.2 | |
Source: 2010 APA Directory and Employment Update.Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | |||||||||
Table 5: Membership Characteristics of Division 6 Members, 2010
Other division memberships | Associate | Member | Fellow | Total | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
1. General Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 13 | 7.5 | 81 | 26.7 | 95 | 19.7 |
2. Teaching of Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 25 | 14.5 | 27 | 8.9 | 53 | 11.0 |
3. Experimental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 42 | 24.3 | 167 | 55.1 | 209 | 43.4 |
5. Evaluation & Measurement | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 7 | 2.3 | 11 | 2.3 |
6. Behavioral Neuroscience & Comparative | 6 | 100.0 | 173 | 100.0 | 303 | 100.0 | 482 | 100.0 |
7. Developmental Psychology | 0 | .0 | 8 | 4.6 | 25 | 8.3 | 33 | 6.8 |
8. Personality & Social | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 2.3 | 15 | 5.0 | 20 | 4.1 |
9. SPSSI | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 15 | 3.1 |
10. Psychology & the Arts | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.2 |
12. Clinical Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.0 | 20 | 6.6 | 27 | 5.6 |
13. Consulting Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.2 |
14. SIOP | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.2 |
15. Educational Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.5 |
16. School Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 |
17. Counseling Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.0 |
18. Psychologists in Public Service | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.7 |
19. Society for Military Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.9 |
20. Adult Development & Aging | 0 | .0 | 8 | 4.6 | 20 | 6.6 | 28 | 5.8 |
21. Applied Experimental & Engineering | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.7 |
22. Rehabilitation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 7 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.3 | 14 | 2.9 |
23. Consumer Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
24. Theoretical & Philosophical | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.6 | 12 | 2.5 |
25. Behavior Analysis | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 9.2 | 41 | 13.5 | 58 | 12.0 |
26. History of Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 7 | 4.0 | 42 | 13.9 | 50 | 10.4 |
27. Community Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.2 |
28. Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse | 1 | 16.7 | 25 | 14.5 | 72 | 23.8 | 98 | 20.3 |
29. Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.7 |
30. Psychological Hypnosis | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 |
31. State, Provincial, & Territorial Psychological Assn Affairs | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.9 |
32. Humanistic Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.5 |
33. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.1 |
34. Environmental, Population, and Conservation Psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 1.7 |
35. Psychology of Women | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3.5 | 14 | 4.6 | 20 | 4.1 |
36. Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 2.1 |
37. Child and Family Policy & Practice | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.9 |
38. Health Psychology | 1 | 16.7 | 11 | 6.4 | 28 | 9.2 | 40 | 8.3 |
39. Psychoanalysis | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | .7 | 4 | .8 |
40. Clinical Neuropsychology | 1 | 16.7 | 35 | 20.2 | 48 | 15.8 | 84 | 17.4 |
41. Psychology-Law Society | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.1 |
42. Psychologists in Independent Practice | 0 | .0 | 8 | 4.6 | 4 | 1.3 | 12 | 2.5 |
43. Family Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | .7 | 4 | .8 |
44. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | .8 |
45. Ethnic Minority Issues | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.9 |
46. Media Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | .7 | 4 | .8 |
47. Exercise & Sport Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 10 | 2.1 |
48. Peace Psychology | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.1 |
49. Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.5 |
50. Addiction Psychology | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 2.5 |
51. Men & Masculinity | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.2 |
52. International | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 20 | 6.6 | 24 | 5.0 |
53. Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.7 |
54. Pediatric Psychology | 0 | .0 | 5 | 2.9 | 6 | 2.0 | 11 | 2.3 |
55. Advancement of Pharmacotherapy | 0 | .0 | 6 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.7 | 11 | 2.3 |
56. Trauma Psychology | 0 | .0 | 3 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.7 |
Number of divisions | ||||||||
One | 3 | 50.0 | 47 | 27.2 | 36 | 11.9 | 86 | 17.8 |
Two | 1 | 16.7 | 62 | 35.8 | 84 | 27.7 | 147 | 30.5 |
Three | 0 | .0 | 27 | 15.6 | 76 | 25.1 | 103 | 21.4 |
Four or more | 2 | 33.3 | 37 | 21.4 | 107 | 35.3 | 146 | 30.3 |
Number belonging to state associations | 2 | 33.3 | 34 | 19.7 | 55 | 18.2 | 91 | 18.9 |
ABPP Clinical psychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 9 | 3.0 | 13 | 2.7 |
Clinical neuropsychology | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.6 | 12 | 2.5 |
Forensic | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Behavioral psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 |
Clinical child and adolescent psychology | 0 | .0 | 1 | .6 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .2 |
Group psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | .3 | 1 | .2 |
Rehabilitation psychology | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | .7 | 2 | .4 |
Paid the 2010 practice assessment | 0 | .0 | 20 | 11.6 | 16 | 5.3 | 36 | 7.5 |
Total | 6 | 100.0 | 173 | 100.0 | 303 | 100.0 | 482 | 100.0 |
Source: 2010 APA Directory. Compiled by Center for Workforce Studies. | ||||||||
