The pie graphs illustrate the expected and factual working agencies of psychology learners after course completion mong five different workplaces.
Overall, most sectors receive a higher percentage of psychological employees than expected, except for private clinics and community agencies. Additionally, although private clinics represent the major expectation, psychologists are primarily employed in schools and universities. This data indicates that before graduation, psychology students often dream of working in private clinics because of the profession’s image and high income. However, they finally choose jobs in schools or universities, as these are more practical at the start of their careers.
Regarding the two most anticipated categories including private clinics and community agencies, 69% of future psychologists expect to work at a private clinic; however, only 16% of them fulfill this expectation. Similarly, with regard to outpatient care, community agencies showed a contrast in preferences between expectation and reality, with only 3% working for community agencies, despite the fact that these facilities are the predicted sectors of 13% surveyed individuals. To assess the fairness of this distribution, the Standard Deviation of Variability (SDV) index can be applied on the chart “Anticipated”, which yields a value of approximately 177%. According to the reference scale, this figure indicates an unfair distribution (SDV > 30%), suggesting that many psychologists expect to work in private clinics or community agencies because they believe these offer more autonomy, flexibility, and prestige, as often portrayed in textbooks and the media.
Concerning the remaining categories, educational institutions and hospitals or medical centres each represent the future workplaces for 8% of psychologists’ expectations. In practice, a high of nearly half are hired in schools and universities, whereas a quarter joined medical facilities. Finally, an insignificant share of 2% of potential psychologists forecast that other lines of work will be their future career; meanwhile, this figure increases to 8% in reality. To assess the fairness of this distribution, the Standard Deviation of Variability (SDV) index can be applied on the chart “Anticipated”, which yields a value of approximately 107,9%. According to the reference scale, this figure indicates an unfair distribution (SDV > 30%), which implies that after graduation, most psychologists work in schools, universities, hospitals, or medical centres because these settings offer more opportunities for employment, greater job stability, and clearer entry pathways for early-career professionals.