Clinical Neuropsychologists
Assess and diagnose patients with neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and learning disabilities. Recommend treatment after diagnosis, such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Assist with evaluation before and after neurosurgical procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.
Also called: Aviation Neuropsychologist · Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist · Clinical Neuropsychologist · Neuropsychology Medical Consultant · Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist · Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Median pay (national)
$117,580
$51,410–$163,570 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
17,790
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+4.3%
~3,900 openings/yr
Typical entry
Master's degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for clinical neuropsychologists shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $163,570 versus $51,410 at the bottom 10% — 3.2x. The median of $117,580 leaves roughly 39% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +4.3% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 3,900 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 45 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $147,650, +26% vs the national median), while West Virginia sits lowest at $41,900 — a 252% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
- Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
- Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
- Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
- Diagnose and treat neural and psychological conditions in medical and surgical populations, such as patients with early dementing illness or chronic pain with a neurological basis.
- Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in neuropsychology.
Tools & technology
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments Battery
- Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS
- BrainMetric The Category Test
- BrainTrain Captain's Log
- CogniSyst Computerized Assessment of Response Bias CARB
- Conners' Continuous Performance Test II
- Database software
- Interactive psychological evaluation software
- MicroCog Assessment of Cognitive Functioning
- Noldus Information Technology The Observer XT
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Psychological testing software
- Scheduling software
- Statistical software
- The Tova Company Test of Variables of Attention
Knowledge areas
- Psychology
- Therapy and Counseling
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics