24F, truly disheartened and demotivated.
A little about me-
Complete Ba hons + M.Sc. in Psychology ( tier 1- city)
I have done a few internships for example.
As a Counseling intern with Aiims,
Interned with Fortis and civil hospital,
freelancing as a consultant for a pre-seed mental health startup - helped them build Assessments.
Market research for a travel company
I just gave my final exams for msc, Last week.
The job market in mental health and psychology is really bad. I don't see any opportunities where the pay is good. Even after a lot of experience goes up till 12-15lpa max.
Currently I am getting 'jobs' from 10,000 to 35,000.
It feels so unfair that even after doing my masters this is the reality. I can't work at such a low pay, I'm already 25 and I want to be financially independent and not a burden to my family anymore.
Why are only Engineers and MBAs paid well?
Don't get me wrong I'm not jealous, i just see this pattern and i don't see it changing anytime soon, I feel psychology has a lot of potential but it's just not the best country or the best time ( economics) for it.
Please guide me how to take this background and switch to a well paying or even a fair paying field.
I'm interested in consumer marketing/ consumer behaviour, UI/ UX - if anyone is this these fields please let me know the skill set required for these so I can atleast be ready for interviews. ( Suggestion apart for these are also welcome)