How to become an industrial or Organisational psychologist
Official title: Industrial/Organisational psychologist
Also called: Industrial and organisational psychologist, Industrial psychologist, Occupational psychologist, Organisational psychologist, Occupational psychologist
Industrial/Organisational psychologist applies psychological principles and techniques to organisational problems, such as those related to human resources, administration, management, sales and marketing. He/she studies occupational behaviour, working conditions and organisational structure, and addresses issues of work performance and organisational design.
Main tasks
- Planning and carrying out tests to measure mental, physical and other characteristics such as intelligence, abilities, aptitudes and potentialities, interpreting and evaluating results, and providing advice
- Analysing the effect of heredity, social, occupational and other factors on individual thought and behaviour
- Conducting counselling or therapeutic interviews with individuals and groups, and providing follow-up services
- Maintaining required contacts, such as those with family members, educational authorities or employers, and recommending possible solutions to, and treatment of, problems
- Preparing scholarly papers and reports
Ways in
- University: Psychology degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $80,472 a year. The middle half earn $63,324 to $105,144 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an industrial or Organisational psychologist?
Ways in include: Psychology degrees.
How much does an industrial or Organisational psychologist earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $80,472 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $63,324 to $105,144.
Will AI change the work of an industrial or Organisational psychologist?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026