What it pays
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Half of all Psychiatrists in the U.S. earn more than $281,870 a year — the middle 80% land between $84,060 and $446,520. About 27,980 people in the U.S. do this work. Figures are for the U.S. occupation group “Psychiatrists”. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, published 2025.) In India, Professionals earn about ₹38,298 a month on average — around ₹4.6 lakh a year (government PLFS survey via ILOSTAT, occupation-family figure).
$281,870typical pay / year
27,980people in this work
$446,520+top 10% earn
₹4.6 lakha year in India (family avg)
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Analysing5
Provide psychotherapy and talk therapy
+Start the 50‑minute psychotherapy session with Daniel Morales, review last session notes and risk assessment,…
Provide psychotherapy and talk therapy
+Start the 50‑minute psychotherapy session with Daniel Morales, review last session notes and risk assessment, use open questions to explore mood and relationships, agree three specific coping tasks, and schedule the next appointment in two weeks unless risk rises.
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Diagnose psychiatric disorders
+Assess Lucia Perez for diagnostic formulation: review her symptom timeline, collateral school report,…
Diagnose psychiatric disorders
+Assess Lucia Perez for diagnostic formulation: review her symptom timeline, collateral school report, standardized screening scores, substance use history, and apply DSM criteria to produce a working diagnosis with differential and rationale in the record today.
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Evaluate labs and imaging results
+Review Priya Khan's lab panel and brain imaging: check lithium level, CBC and LFTs, compare with baseline,…
Evaluate labs and imaging results
+Review Priya Khan's lab panel and brain imaging: check lithium level, CBC and LFTs, compare with baseline, note any abnormality that requires med change, document interpretation and plan a medication adjustment or urgent cardiology consult if values are out of range.
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Develop treatment plans for patients
+Draft a stepped care treatment plan for Ahmed Youssef: combine evidence‑based psychotherapy, trial of…
Develop treatment plans for patients
+Draft a stepped care treatment plan for Ahmed Youssef: combine evidence‑based psychotherapy, trial of sertraline with dosing schedule and monitoring plan, safety measures, measurable goals, and family involvement, then review and sign with the team in clinic today.
The tools that do the workAdvantage Software Psych Advantagejob descriptionsO*NET
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Conduct inpatient and outpatient patient care
+Manage inpatient and outpatient responsibilities for the week: consolidate today's inpatient round notes with…
Conduct inpatient and outpatient patient care
+Manage inpatient and outpatient responsibilities for the week: consolidate today's inpatient round notes with risk and discharge criteria, update outpatient follow‑ups and prescriptions, flag any urgent transfers, and roster on‑call coverage for Saturday.
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Convincing1
Collaborate with other health professionals
+Coordinate care for Mr. Singh: send a concise summary of current meds, recent suicide risk assessment, and…
Collaborate with other health professionals
+Coordinate care for Mr. Singh: send a concise summary of current meds, recent suicide risk assessment, and recommended follow‑up to his primary care doctor and social worker, request clarification on cardiology restrictions, and propose a joint case conference next Thursday.
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The daily work14
Conduct research on treatments and interventions
+Map current literature on pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions for treatment-resistant…
Conduct research on treatments and interventions
+Map current literature on pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic interventions for treatment-resistant depression, extract study populations, outcomes, dosing and adverse events, and deliver a one-page evidence table plus recommended next research questions by Friday.
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Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.
+Call and then email Mrs. Patel and John Rivera explaining Maria Torres's current diagnosis, treatment…
Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.
+Call and then email Mrs. Patel and John Rivera explaining Maria Torres's current diagnosis, treatment rationale, expected course, and safety plan; invite them to the Tuesday family meeting at 3 p.m. and attach the medication factsheets and consent form.
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Serve on committees to promote or maintain community mental health services or delivery systems.
+Prepare a two-page briefing for next Wednesday's community mental health board: summarise current service…
Serve on committees to promote or maintain community mental health services or delivery systems.
+Prepare a two-page briefing for next Wednesday's community mental health board: summarise current service gaps, referral volumes, emergency detentions, proposed low-cost interventions, and three measurable targets for the next six months.
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Manage medication and treatment plans
+Review Mr. Nguyen's chart, reconcile current medications, draft the updated ECT consent and treatment plan…
Manage medication and treatment plans
+Review Mr. Nguyen's chart, reconcile current medications, draft the updated ECT consent and treatment plan noting seizure threshold strategy and anesthesia considerations, and schedule the first-session pre-op assessment for Monday morning.
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Perform electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
+Write the teaching plan for Thursday's resident case conference: learning objectives on suicide risk…
Perform electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
+Write the teaching plan for Thursday's resident case conference: learning objectives on suicide risk formulation, two short case vignettes, targeted supervisory questions, and recommended readings, then upload to the rotation folder and notify the trainees.
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Order medical laboratory and psychological tests
+Order a complete metabolic panel, thyroid panel, CBC with differential, urine drug screen, and the Beck…
Order medical laboratory and psychological tests
+Order a complete metabolic panel, thyroid panel, CBC with differential, urine drug screen, and the Beck Depression Inventory for Daniel Ortiz, DOB 03/12/1986, with samples to be collected tomorrow morning and results sent to my clinic inbox before Friday so I can review before his follow-up.
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Prescribe medications for mental health conditions
+Prescribe sertraline 50 mg daily, provide a 30-day supply with two refills, include instructions about…
Prescribe medications for mental health conditions
+Prescribe sertraline 50 mg daily, provide a 30-day supply with two refills, include instructions about initial insomnia and GI side effects, add a safety plan and request a 2-week telehealth check for Maya Singh, DOB 11/09/1992, and notify her pharmacy of prior authorization need.
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Conduct physical examinations of patients
+Perform a focused physical examination on Mr. Alvarez in Room 4, document vital signs, neurological findings,…
Conduct physical examinations of patients
+Perform a focused physical examination on Mr. Alvarez in Room 4, document vital signs, neurological findings, motor tone, gait, and any evidence of self-harm or substance withdrawal, then note concerns that change the risk plan today.
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Order and interpret brain imaging tests such as CT, MRI, or PET scans
+Order a contrast brain MRI for Ms. Chen for new-onset focal seizures, indicate clinical question of possible…
Order and interpret brain imaging tests such as CT, MRI, or PET scans
+Order a contrast brain MRI for Ms. Chen for new-onset focal seizures, indicate clinical question of possible tumor versus postictal change, request epilepsy protocol and neuroradiology read, and flag urgent result to neurology and to my inbox.
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Implement interventional approaches for mental health treatment
+Schedule and document consent for transcranial magnetic stimulation for Mr. Patel, record baseline PHQ-9 and…
Implement interventional approaches for mental health treatment
+Schedule and document consent for transcranial magnetic stimulation for Mr. Patel, record baseline PHQ-9 and cognition, set treatment plan for 30 sessions, notify nursing for motor threshold testing and insurance preauthorization approval.
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Provide healthcare services to patients in specialised medicine
+Assess Dr. Garcia’s consultation: take a biopsychosocial history, perform mental state exam, correlate…
Provide healthcare services to patients in specialised medicine
+Assess Dr. Garcia’s consultation: take a biopsychosocial history, perform mental state exam, correlate physical complaints with mood and medication side effects, document working diagnosis and next-step management for the multidisciplinary team.
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Assess mental and physical aspects of psychological problems
+Begin a medication management visit for Ms. Lopez: review current meds, check metabolic labs and ECG, assess…
Assess mental and physical aspects of psychological problems
+Begin a medication management visit for Ms. Lopez: review current meds, check metabolic labs and ECG, assess efficacy and side effects, adjust dose or change agent with rationale, and schedule follow-up with monitoring plan.
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Teach psychiatry residents and interns
+Run a two-hour teaching ward round for psychiatry residents and interns on acute agitation and suicide risk:…
Teach psychiatry residents and interns
+Run a two-hour teaching ward round for psychiatry residents and interns on acute agitation and suicide risk: review three current inpatient cases, demonstrate risk formulation at bedside, model documentation and debrief teaching points with the team afterward.
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Treat psychiatric disorders with medication
+See Mr. Alvarez in clinic for medication management of major depressive disorder: review PHQ-9 and side…
Treat psychiatric disorders with medication
+See Mr. Alvarez in clinic for medication management of major depressive disorder: review PHQ-9 and side effects, adjust dose or switch medication as indicated, arrange lab monitoring and a follow-up in two weeks with nursing check-in next week.
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