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Organisational Psychologist

OFO Code: 263403

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
263403
Occupation
Organisational Psychologist
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2634 · Psychologists

Official description
Psychologists research into and study the mental processes and behaviour of human beings as individuals or in groups, and apply this knowledge to promote personal, social, educational or occupational adjustment and development.

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Specialisations: Industrial Psychologist, Occupational Psychologist

  • Preparing scholarly papers and reports
  • Conducting counselling or therapeutic interviews with individuals and groups, and providing follow-up services
  • Analyzing the effect of heredity, social, occupational and other factors on individual thought and behaviour
  • Planning and carrying out tests to measure mental, physical and other characteristics such as intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, potentialities, etc., interpreting and evaluating results, and providing advice
  • Conducting surveys and research studies on job design, work groups, morale, motivation, supervision and management
  • Developing theories, models and methods to interpret and describe human behaviour
  • Studying psychological factors in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illnesses and emotional or personality disorders, and conferring with related professionals
  • Maintaining required contacts, such as those with family members, educational authorities or employers, and recommending possible solutions to, and treatment of, problems
  • Formulating achievement, diagnostic and predictive tests for use by teachers in planning methods and content of instruction

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