Psychology

28 careers in Psychology, ranked safest first: the career with the lowest AI exposure score, meaning the smallest share of its day-to-day work AI can already do, is at the top. For 3 of them the moat, what structurally protects the job, has not been classified yet; their cards say so rather than guessing.

Psychology at a glance
MOAT CLASSIFIED25 of 28 total
NO MOAT1
HAS A MOAT24
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED3
MEDIAN AI EXPOSURE18 /100

Life, Physical & Social Science13

Neuropsychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Occupational Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Child Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Health Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Psychometrician

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Social Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to63%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Clinical Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Counselling Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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School Counselor

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Forensic Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Occupational Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Clinical Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Environmental Scientist

22

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO22%moving to64%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Community & Social Service7

School Counselor

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Social Worker

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Health Educator

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Psychotherapist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Other Counsellors

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Relationship Counsellor

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Business & Financial Operations2

Education Consultant

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Event Planner

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Healthcare Practitioners & Technical2

Drama Therapist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Play Therapist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to58%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSC
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Education, Training & Library1

Research Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to48%
THE DOOR, NOWA
THE DOOR, 20 YRSB
RELATIONAL MOATPeople want a real person for this. That preference is the protection.
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Uncategorised3

These careers have no record in our AI outlook register, so there is no O*NET occupation code to group them by. Listed here rather than guessed into a category.

Child Psychologist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to63%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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Rehabilitation Therapist

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to63%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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Life Coach

18

Psychology

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO18%moving to63%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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AI EXPOSURE = the share of a job's day-to-day tasks AI can already do today, from the same exposure engine used across this site (Anthropic labour market research, 2026, observed real-world AI usage by occupation). Higher means more exposed. It is a measurement of now, not a prediction. THE DOOR = how hard the job is to get into, grade A (easy) to E (extremely hard), from each career's published forecast (OpenAI, "The AI Jobs Transition Framework", Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0). A card marked MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED has a real exposure score but no entry yet in our moat register, so we make no claim about what structurally protects it. Scorecard grades and verdicts are Careermash editorial judgment: we show forecasts as forecasts and own our conclusions. Salary and pathway figures are each career's own published profile. Careermash is a service provided by What School Ltd.

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