Reply #96: are you sure about that?

[pitohui]

in the 1970s i knew of psychiatrists who were billing $100 to $150 an hour

today AFAIK psychiatrists still bill $100-$150 an hour

sounds to me like an industry where pay is stuck, because technology has taken what they used to do -- these days it seems they are expected to be pill writers and they won't be compensated for providing years of "therapy" as they were back in the day -- so this is why pay hasn't climbed in so many years

this is something i would investigate CAREFULLY before i put a lot of money into it

also i know several friends who majored in psychology and somehow ended up as psychologists and social workers and they really seem to be struggling financially

again, i'd investigate if there was any real opportunity here or if most people these days forego therapy in favor of getting in and out of the office as fast as possible with the pills