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Psychologists, All Other

All psychologists not listed separately.

US jobs
18,820
Median wage
$110,840 a year
Job family
Science and research

Can agents do the work of psychologists, all other?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Science and research: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: CORE-Bench, declared solved.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 25%Diagnose health conditions or disordersNot measured
  • 13%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
  • 8%Counsel others about personal mattersNot measured
  • 7%Perform human resources activitiesNot measured
  • 7%Present research or technical informationNot measured
  • 7%Collect information about patients or clientsNot measured
  • 6%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
  • 6%Develop operational or technical procedures or standardsNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in science and research, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • CORE-Benchby Princeton UniversityTask level · CORE-Bench-Hard accuracy (public test set)
    95.5%Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5 (after manual regrading) · 3 Dec 2025
    Solved

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

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