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Where an educational psychologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an educational psychologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Educational psychologists are psychologists employed by educational institutions to provide psychological and emotional support to students in need. They are specialised in the provision of direct support and interventions to students, conducting psychological testing and assessment, and consulting with families, teachers and other school-based student support professionals, such as school social workers and educational counsellors, about the students. They may also work with the school administration to improve practical support strategies in order to improve the students' well-being.

Also known as students psycology specialist, educational psychology specialist, students psychologist, school psychology practitioner, psychologist in education institution, practitioner of educational psychology, students' psychology assistant, school psychologist, practitioner in school psychology, specialist in educational psychology, practitioner in educational psychology, educational psychology practitioner.

Professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: learning mentor, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
learning mentor 69% covered educational counsellor 63% covered academic support officer 43% covered special educational needs iti… 38% covered academic advisor 31% covered educational psychologist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from educational psychologist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an educational psychologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An educational psychologist needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • diagnose education problems assisting and caring
  • monitor therapeutic progress information skills
  • perform educational testing management skills
  • interpret psychological tests assisting and caring
  • test for behavioural patterns information skills
  • test for emotional patterns information skills
  • use psychoeducation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • school psychology social sciences, journalism and information
  • diagnose psychiatric symptoms information skills
  • counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an educational psychologist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Educational psychologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an educational psychologist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.