More Possible jobs??

I stumbled up an article by Shelly K. Schwartz called "Working Your Degree." It caught my attention because it was a  report on the top 10 occupations that employ students with only a bachelor's degree in psychology.  As a psych major, I’m constantly wondering what I’m going to with this degree, or if I should keep going and get a master degree. Sometimes I even wonder if I should be a psych major at all! Schwarz’ list discouraged me. She lists jobs like marketing, sales, accounting, human resources. I didn’t major in psychology to be an accountant! I became a psych major because… well it is all explained in my "Why did i choose this major" post. I guess all these jobs have *something* to do with human relationships, but accounting??! Shelly K. Schwartz, in an article called "Working Your Degree," reported that the top 10 occupations that employ students with only a bachelor's degree in psychology are:

• Top- or mid-level managers, executives and administrators
• Sales
• Social Work
• Management-related occupations
• Personnel, training and human resources or labor-relations
• Administrative jobs
• Insurance, real estate and business services
• Marketing
• Registered nurse, pharmacist, therapist and physician's assistant
• Accountant, auditor and other financial specialists

 As you review the list, you'll notice that most of these jobs involve dealing with people. Since psychology is the study of human behavior and organizational behavior, a 4-year degree in the field offers a good understanding of people, their motivations and why they act as they do. In addition, psychology teaches to think critically as well as creatively, so graduates generally have excellent communications skills :-)

Program Coordinator... possible job #1

Job Summary:
The After School  Program Coordinator  purpose/s are providing oversight and
guidance for the After School Programs and operating programs that raise literacy levels, improve academic performance, strengthen social relationships and provide meaningful opportunities for children participating in the programs. Also, you are responsible for daily observations of program staff (site leaders, program leaders,tutors, and other staff); plan and provide staff development and in-service training to program staff; conduct basic training on program components to staff; acquire appropriate and adequate materials and resources for each program site; and demonstrate classroom techniques and instructional strategies to program staff as needed in program activities.

Experience Required:
Job-related experience is required.

Education Required:
Bachelors degree in job-related area.

Now, my program coordinator told me she really had no experience but being a group leader, which is the position I hold right now and she has her B.A. in psychology too. The pay ranges, but typically you start around $50,000 annually. Not bad at all considering that I was thinking I didn't have much hope with just a B.A. there is more info on the pay at this following link http://www.wccusd.net/default.aspx under employment.

Finally... A positive!

So yesterday I was talking to the program coordinator of the program I work for, Bright Futures and she gave me some good news... She told me that the job position she has as a program coordinator only requires a B.A. in basically any subject. This might be a possible job that interests me so I am going to look deeper into it :)

How depressing!!

As I am doing more research in this whole "What can you do with a B.A. in Psychology" I am getting more and more disappointed! I really haven't read one thing that is positive about having a B.A. in Psychology, but it being a stepping stone for Grad school. But, it is very competitive to get into Grad school, you need a high GPA, volunteer service, great letter of recommendations and a high GRE score. Now I am starting to second guess myself! I don't even know if I'll be able to get into grad school :-(

After reading this article http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-Jobs-for-Bachelors-degree-in-Psychology 
I can say i became a bit depressed. It was really sad to read that pretty much my B.A. in Psychology is going to be useless unless I go to Grad school!

What can ou do with a B.A. in Psychology?

So I decided I need a backup plan just in case I decide I don't want to do neither the M.F.T. or pursue another career which requires more school. What if I decided that is it for me with school what are the options that are out there for me with just my B.A. in psychology? I did my research and I must say I am pretty disappointed! What they fail to mention while telling you to pursue your interests in college is that anything in the social sciences is essentially useless without graduate work. There are some careers out there that do just like seeing that you finished college, regardless of major, but that’s less and less common these days. You could become a cop, or anything law enforcement related; they like people with Psychology degrees. You could also become a teacher, a lot of school districts just have you take a couple supplementary exams that really aren’t very hard and get your certificate. I really Don't think i would like to work with anything regarding law enforcement or a teacher, but I am sure there are a bit more options out there for me with a B.A. in Psychology that seem more interesting than these 2. I will keep on looking and hopefully I can find a career I like as my backup plan with just my B.A.