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Clinical Neuropsychologists

Assess and diagnose patients with neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and learning disabilities. Recommend treatment after diagnosis, such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Assist with evaluation before and after neurosurgical procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Clinical Neuropsychologists separately. These are the figures for Psychologists, All Other (19-3039), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$110,840
Employment, U.S.18,820
Median hourly wage$53.29
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$54,990$68,850$110,840$147,240$168,520
By state (45)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama110$136,0700.43
Arizona240$137,5100.61
Arkansas120$114,3400.74
California1,600$157,5400.73
Colorado380$120,6601.08
Connecticut210$125,0201.03
District of Columbia230$125,1102.68
Florida910$134,6900.76
Georgia1,040Not available1.75
Hawaii160$135,6802.09
Idaho70$121,1400.71
Illinois1,120$69,8101.51
Indiana200$123,6400.51
Iowa60$138,4200.32
Kentucky300$149,9901.23
Louisiana170$104,4600.72
Maine110Not available1.37
Maryland840$109,9702.52
Massachusetts500$129,4101.13
Michigan410$88,5100.78
Minnesota330$115,6500.94
Mississippi70$103,3800.46
Missouri250$134,8900.69
Montana40$126,9600.63
Nebraska50$131,6400.44
Nevada100$146,8500.55
New Hampshire$120,790
New Jersey370$132,2200.71
New Mexico110Not available1.07
New York680$128,3200.58
North Carolina570$126,4400.95
Ohio410$132,0600.60
Oklahoma90$141,2900.41
Oregon840$86,6803.52
Pennsylvania780$95,6501.07
Rhode Island90$130,9601.42
South Carolina140$136,9900.50
South Dakota30$132,1700.54
Tennessee200$138,0700.51
Utah110$135,2000.50
Vermont80$81,0802.06
Virginia510$140,6401.03
Washington370$128,2300.86
West Virginia230$46,3502.71
Wisconsin1,080$81,8603.02

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Neuropsychologists50.989
2Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses50.977
3Genetic Counselors50.977
4Clinical and Counseling Psychologists50.976
5Psychiatrists50.974
6School Psychologists50.971
7Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary50.970
8Hospitalists50.969
9Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors50.969
10Family Medicine Physicians50.967

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Clinical Neuropsychologists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
School PsychologistsSystems Evaluation1.380.971
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryInstructing1.120.970
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder CounselorsSystems Evaluation0.880.969
Family Medicine PhysiciansScience1.120.967
Healthcare Social WorkersSystems Evaluation1.120.960
Occupational TherapistsOperations Analysis2.250.958
Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolLearning Strategies0.870.957
Rehabilitation CounselorsSystems Evaluation1.120.955
Emergency Medicine PhysiciansSystems Evaluation1.000.952
Obstetricians and GynecologistsScience1.370.946

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Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Clinical Neuropsychologists, excluding software Clinical Neuropsychologists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
eClinicalWorks EHR software10 of 209.6x
e-MDs software5 of 2019.2x
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR5 of 2012.8x
Epic Systems7 of 205.1x
Allscripts Professional EHR4 of 2015.4x
SOAPware EMR4 of 2014.2x
Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR3 of 2017.3x
Allscripts PM3 of 2015.4x
Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR3 of 2015.4x
Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR3 of 2015.4x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Active ListeningEssential skill 4.38 4.50
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.25 4.38
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 4.12 4.88
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.12 4.75
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 4.12 4.25
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.00 4.12
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.00
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.38
Active LearningEssential skill 3.75 4.38
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.75 4.00
MonitoringEssential skill 3.62 3.88
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.50 4.00
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.50 3.88
InstructingTransferable skill 3.38 3.88
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.38 3.88
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.38 3.50
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 2.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 3.50
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 3.25
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.75 2.50
MathematicsEssential skill 2.62 2.88
ScienceEssential skill 2.62 2.88
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 2.00 1.38
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.88 1.38
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.88 1.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.38not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Psychology 5.00 6.96
Therapy and Counseling 4.74 6.25
English Language 4.57 5.71
Education and Training 4.52 5.92
Medicine and Dentistry 4.30 4.54
Biology 3.78 4.58
Customer and Personal Service 3.73 4.96
Mathematics 3.65 4.71
Sociology and Anthropology 3.39 4.58
Computers and Electronics 3.04 4.00
Administrative 2.91 4.25
Administration and Management 2.82 3.62
Law and Government 2.70 3.42
Public Safety and Security 2.32 2.21
Personnel and Human Resources 2.23 2.78
Philosophy and Theology 2.13 2.71
Communications and Media 2.13 2.46
Economics and Accounting 1.95 1.96
Foreign Language 1.70 1.58
History and Archeology 1.57 1.38
Telecommunications 1.57 0.79
Sales and Marketing 1.50 1.58
Chemistry 1.48 1.25
Geography 1.43 1.29
Engineering and Technology 1.35not rated
Production and Processing 1.26not rated
Physics 1.17not rated
Transportation 1.17not rated
Mechanical 1.14not rated
Building and Construction 1.04not rated
Design 1.04not rated
Fine Arts 1.00not rated
Food Production 1.00not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.75 4.88
Written Comprehension 4.62 4.75
Oral Expression 4.50 4.75
Inductive Reasoning 4.38 4.75
Deductive Reasoning 4.38 4.50
Problem Sensitivity 4.25 5.00
Written Expression 4.25 4.62
Category Flexibility 3.88 4.25
Speech Recognition 3.88 4.25
Information Ordering 3.75 4.00
Speech Clarity 3.75 4.00
Near Vision 3.62 3.75
Flexibility of Closure 3.50 3.75
Selective Attention 3.38 3.12
Fluency of Ideas 3.25 3.88
Originality 3.12 3.62
Far Vision 3.00 3.25
Memorization 3.00 3.12
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.00
Mathematical Reasoning 3.00 2.88
Perceptual Speed 3.00 2.88
Time Sharing 2.88 2.75
Number Facility 2.75 2.88
Visualization 2.50 2.25
Hearing Sensitivity 2.38 1.88
Visual Color Discrimination 2.25 2.00
Auditory Attention 2.25 1.88
Trunk Strength 2.12 1.88
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.00not rated
Finger Dexterity 2.00 1.62
Arm-Hand Steadiness 2.00 1.38
Control Precision 1.88 1.38
Manual Dexterity 1.88 1.38
Depth Perception 1.50 0.62
Spatial Orientation 1.25not rated
Static Strength 1.25not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.12not rated
Explosive Strength 1.12not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.12not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.12not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.12not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.12not rated
Rate Control 1.12not rated
Reaction Time 1.12not rated
Response Orientation 1.12not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.12not rated
Stamina 1.12not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Clinical Neuropsychologists separately. These are the figures for Psychologists, All Other (19-3039), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Ann Arbor, MI1405.37$117,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA6904.71$86,680
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI4504.56$80,200
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC1804.28$64,650
Madison, WI2104.16$85,100
New Haven, CT1002.80$128,510
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH1202.66$133,850
Urban Honolulu, HI1402.52$143,020
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD4002.43$96,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV7702.02$129,730

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