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(To read Parts – 1 of 3; 2 of 3) Quick Links ‘Doing Good’ – a one-time thing? Is doing good an one-time activity or infrequently done act whose benefits …
Other Titles – Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse, PMHNP (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner), Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist (Psychiatric CNS), Psychiatric NP (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) What does a Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse …
by Venkatesh Gomatam, August 2023 (updated November 2023) The provincial data for 2022 released by CDC shows that the number of suicides for last year was the highest ever recorded …
Other Titles – Addictions Counselor, Chemical Dependency Counselor (CD Counselor), Counselor, Substance Abuse Counselor (SA Counselor) What does a Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors do: Counsel and advise individuals …
Other Titles – Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Psychologist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist What does a Clinical & Counseling Psychologist do: Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, …
Other Titles – Case Worker, Child Social Worker, Family Protection Specialist, Family Service Worker, School Social Worker What does a Licensed Clinical Social Worker do: Care for individuals with mental …
Other Titles – Clinical Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Outpatient Therapist What does a Marriage and Family Therapist do: Diagnose and treat mental …
Other Titles – Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), LCAT (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist), Neurologic Music Therapist What does a Music Therapist do: Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based …
by Padoogler.com, March 2024
5 key takeaways from chart and data below (more Industry Employment Resources here) –
Employment in each of the 9 Mental Health occupations (listed below in the charts) is projected to grow faster or much faster than the 3-percent average for all occupations from 2022 to 2032.
Employment growth from 2022 to 2032 is forecasted to range from 5%-18% for Mental Health occupations listed below.
Counselors (Mental Health, Behavioral Disorder, Substance Abuse) is expected to be fastest growing of mental health occupations, increasing at 18% from 2022 -2032, followed by Marriage and Family Therapists (15%) and Community Health workers (14%) in the top three.
Of the 9 occupations shown, social workers had the most jobs in 2022 (728,600 workers) and is projected to have the most annual average openings (63,800) from 2022 to 2032.
Six of the mental health occupations from below chart had a median annual wage above the $46,310 median annual wage for all occupations in 2022. These include Counsellors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychiatrists and Educational Counselors.
Source – Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Strong growth projected in mental health-related employment at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/strong-growth-projected-in-mental-health-related-employment.htm (visited March 17, 2024).
