Careers That Help People: Exploring Paths in Psychology and Counseling

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Published on May 22, 2025

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1 COVID-19 has adversely affected the global economy and data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. Accordingly, data shown is effective September 2024, which can be found here: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder and Mental Health Counselors, retrieved March 31, 2025. 

Approved and verified accurate by the assistant dean and the social work executive director of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences on May 6, 2025.
 

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Grand Canyon University. Any sources cited were accurate as of the publish date.

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