Ohio Bachelors in Psychology
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Health services, professional services, and individual and family services will add the most jobs in Ohio in coming years, according to the Ohio Department of Labor. Professional and business services make up almost half the jobs in the state, meaning individuals with more education and training will have better chances for employment.
An expanding and improving healthcare system in the state and an aging population means jobs for psychology students. Graduates are equipped with a background in human behavior and development, interpersonal communication, mental health, as well as research methodology, data collection and analysis. These skills allow grads to work in any number of health care professions that they may be passionate about, including laboratory or social research, family services, education, and rehabilitation. Some graduates may choose to specialize in working with the elderly, finding work in disability or vocational rehabilitation, counseling, and in nursing homes and home health care.
These same skills make psychology graduates competitive for positions in government service sectors such as community food and housing, and criminal justice. The ability to interview people, to collect and interpret data, and to create reports and recommendations is critical to working in any kind of human service occupation, ranging from parole officer to human resources recruiter or social service manager.
Employment of graduates in psychology continues to grow as the need for people with good communication skills, good mental health, and an understanding of human behavior increases. Among the fastest growing occupations in Ohio for psychology grads are recruitment and placement specialists, personal and home health care aides, and network systems and data communication analysts.
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