- In 2017, about 17% of the approximately 227,800 psychology doctorate or professional degree holders in the United States worked part time, or fewer than 35 hours per week in their primary jobs.1 Women were nearly twice as likely to work part time as men, with 21% of female psychologists doing so compared with 11% of male psychologists.
- When asked why they worked fewer than 35 hours per week, more than three times as many men as women cited retirement among their reasons (60% vs. 17%). In contrast, a higher percentage of women selected family (45% vs. 6%) and working multiple jobs (26% vs. 9%) as reasons for working part time.2
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