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Clinical Neuropsychologists

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$117,580	3800	5.0%
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National

State

City

State

City

$117,580

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

3800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

5.0%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Assess and diagnose patients with neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and learning disabilities. Recommend treatment after diagnosis, such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Assist with evaluation before and after neurosurgical procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Post-Doctoral Training

Related Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Monitor clients to evaluate treatment progress.
Administer standardized physical or psychological tests.
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
Direct medical science or healthcare programs.
Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
Diagnose neural or psychological disorders.
Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
Establish standards for medical care.
Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions.
Confer with clients to discuss treatment plans or progress.
Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge.
Counsel clients on mental health or personal achievement.
Counsel clients on mental health or personal achievement.
Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge.
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.

Tasks

Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
Diagnose and treat neural and psychological conditions in medical and surgical populations, such as patients with early dementing illness or chronic pain with a neurological basis.
Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.
Diagnose and treat psychiatric populations for conditions such as somatoform disorder, dementias, and psychoses.
Establish neurobehavioral baseline measures for monitoring progressive cerebral disease or recovery.
Compare patients' progress before and after pharmacologic, surgical, or behavioral interventions.
Participate in educational programs, in-service training, or workshops to remain current in methods and techniques.
Educate and supervise practicum students, psychology interns, or hospital staff.
Design or implement rehabilitation plans for patients with cognitive dysfunction.
Identify and communicate risks associated with specific neurological surgical procedures, such as epilepsy surgery.
Provide psychotherapy, behavior therapy, or other counseling interventions to patients with neurological disorders.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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