This interactive data tool on the career stages of health service psychologists is based on data collected from APA’s 2021 Survey of Health Service Psychologists. Users can explore the demographic, educational, and practice characteristics of the health service psychologist workforce across different career stages.
Unless otherwise noted, all data are from APA’s 2021 Survey of Health Service Psychologists (April 2021, N = 842). The survey included doctoral-level licensed psychologists in the United States who provide direct client or patient care.
Career stages are categorized based on years since doctorate: early career (1–10 years), mid-career (11–20 years), senior career (21–30 years), and late senior career (31 or more years).
People of color included the following racial/ethnic groups: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and other racial/ethnic groups not listed. Due to small sample sizes, these population groups were combined to reflect the total percentage of people of color in the psychologist workforce within a given specialty area. Racial/ethnic categories could be improved by adding a response option for Arab, Middle Eastern, or North African. This addition would better reflect demographic diversity in the health service psychologist workforce.
Visit APA’s 2021 Survey of Health Service Psychologists webpage for more information about the survey.
Recommended citation
American Psychological Association. (2022). Health Service Psychologists across Career Stages [Interactive Data Tool]. Retrieved [Insert date here], from https://www.apa.org/workforce/publications/health-service-psychologists-survey/career-stages