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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Also filed here: Psychologist, Therapist, Counselling psychologist
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 11.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #238 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +11.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $100,580 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 81,300 in the US, with about 4,100 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters20%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment options6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Diagnose health conditions or disorders4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Direct scientific or technical activities4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Gather information from physical or electronic sources3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 28 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Perform human resources activities3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Develop research plans or methodologies1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 112 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 4,100 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 26% of the workPhysicians20% AI does, against 30% here+3.4% by 2035 · $265,930 · Doctoral or professional degree
- Shares 38% of the workMental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers22% AI does, against 30% here+10.3% by 2035 · $60,280 · Master’s degree
- Shares 36% of the workHealthcare Social Workers18% AI does, against 30% here+8.5% by 2035 · $67,880 · Master’s degree
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.21, higher than 72% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 19-3033 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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