The pie charts illustrate the places psychologists were expected to work after graduating, compared with their real employment.
Overall, private clinics were expected to be the dominant employment sector, but this prediction differed considerably from the actual figures as schools and universities became the largest employment. Meanwhile, the other three sectors all experienced changes in their numbers, with hospital and medical centres seeing the most notable increase.
Initially, private clinics were anticipated to be the primary employment destination for psychologists, accounting for more than two thirds of the predicted figure. However, this expectation was far from reality, as the percentage eventually fell to just 16%. Schools and universities proved to be a much more popular choice than before, with the number rose from 8% to 46%, experiencing a nearly sixfold increase. Consequently, schools and universities overtook private clinics to become the most common destination despite being predicted to attract fewer psychologists.
Hospital and medical centers went through a considerable increase, rising from predicted 8% to an actual 26%, making it the second most popular destination for psychology graduates. Community agencies saw a notable decline, with their proportion falling from 13% to just 3%. Meanwhile, the figure for other employment sectors multiplied by four from 2% to 8%, although this category still accounted for the smallest proportion overall.
