Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science · SOC 19-3032
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 19-3032 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 15.8%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 53/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $193,950
- H-1B offered wage $102,600; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +6.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 41
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 186 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~48.9% of this role but only ~15.8% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.
Common titles: Consulting Psychologist, I-O Practitioner (Industrial-Organizational Practitioner), I-O Psychologist (Industrial-Organizational Psychologist), Industrial Psychologist, Management Consultant, Organizational Consultant
Representative Tasks
- •Provide advice on best practices and implementation for selection.
- •Develop and implement employee selection or placement programs.
- •Analyze data, using statistical methods and applications, to evaluate the outcomes and effectiveness of workplace programs.
- •Develop interview techniques, rating scales, and psychological tests used to assess skills, abilities, and interests for the purpose of employee selection, placement, or promotion.
- •Observe and interview workers to obtain information about the physical, mental, and educational requirements of jobs, as well as information about aspects such as job satisfaction.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Advise others on business or operational matters.
- •Develop methods of social or economic research.
- •Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
- •Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- •Implement organizational process or policy changes.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 15.8% | 9.7% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 37% Bright |
| Median Salary | $193,950 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 84/100 | N/A |