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Overview
Educational psychologists support students in educational settings through psychological assessment, emotional support, direct interventions and consultation with families, teachers and school support staff.
In job descriptions, look for psychological testing, student counselling, behavioural patterns, crisis intervention, psychoeducation, wellbeing support and collaboration with school administration.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Educational psychologist work is centred on students who need psychological, emotional or learning support. The setting is usually school-based, with assessment, counselling and consultation around daily education needs.
Skills and specializations
Important areas include school psychology, developmental psychology, crisis intervention, psychological tests, active listening and communication with young people. Collaboration with teachers and families is central.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by school setting, case complexity, testing responsibility, crisis work, consultation load, research duties and whether the role influences support strategies across the institution.
Career paths
Career paths can move from student counselling, school psychology or child assessment into specialist educational support, wellbeing leadership, research-linked work or coordination of school support services.
Good to know
Check whether adverts describe individual student work, testing methods, family consultation and links with teachers. Clear roles explain documentation, safeguarding routines and influence on support plans.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include education welfare officer, social pedagogue and youth offending team worker.
Explore this activityEducational support activities n.e.c.
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include education welfare officer, youth information worker and community social worker.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
School Psychologists
19-3034.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETClinical Neuropsychologists
19-3039.03
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETClinical and Counseling Psychologists
19-3033.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
85.69Educational support activities n.e.c.88.99Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Alternative labels
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
Occupation group
psychologist (2634.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4f5bc9a5-e989-409b-bfb5-973b472163cd |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2634.2.2 |
| ISCO group | 2634 |
| Concept type | Occupation |