Common Job Titles Across Sectors

Common Job Titles across Sectors

The following is a list of common job titles across the four sectors in which I-O psychologists frequently work (see table below). Each title is aligned to a career level which is referenced in the career paths for each sector. The levels that were identified include:

Individual Contributor (i.e., entry level employee; does not directly supervise others),
Expert Individual Contributor (non-management track; i.e., considered an expert in one’s field of work but does not have any supervisory responsibilities; may manage a function but does not supervise other individuals)
Manager (i.e., first-line manager; responsible for the supervision of other professionals or individual contributors),
Manager of Managers (i.e., second-, third-line managers who oversee multiple managers or departments), and
Executive (i.e., a leader of the organization).

This list is intended to provide a sample of the job titles, it is not comprehensive.

Level	Academia	Government	Industry	Consulting

Individual Contributor	Assistant Professor Associate Professor	Analyst Associate Consultant	HR Research Specialist Project Assistant Associate Consultant Consultant	Project Assistant Associate Consultant Professional Lead Professional Consulting Associate
Expert Individual Contributor	Full Professor	Expert	Chief Scientist Principal Research Scientist Principal Consultant Managing Research Scientist	Senior Consultant Senior Professional
Manager	Department Chair	Case Team Leader Manager Senior Associate Consultant Project Leader	Director of HR Operations Manager Team Leader Program Leader	Manager Team Leader Program Manager Director
Manager of Managers	Dean	Senior Manager	Area Director of HR Senior Team Leader Principal Consultant Program Director	Senior Team Leader Principal Consultant Program Director
Executive	Vice President Provost President	Executive Senior Executive Partner Director	Vice President of HR Chief HR Officer Global HR Officer Director Executive Consultant Senior Vice President	Director Officer Executive Consultant Vice President Sr. Vice President CEO