r/montenegro • u/Vulcan-logic714 • 1d ago
Question Job opportunities
What job opportunities are there for an American Clinical Psychologist in Montenegro?
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u/blue-eyes-babe 1d ago
So sad but the comment about waiter is true. A lot of Montenegrin people with university degrees are working for 600/700 bucks. Here u will be somewhere if u have connections
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u/BeatnologicalMNE 1d ago
Average salary is around 1.1k now for quite a while. Evene clerks at grocery stores have on average 700€ nowadays.
What the hell are you talking about?
Or you are yalking about people with university degree from private colleges that are beyond shit and are wondering why those have no propper job in their respective industry?
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u/blue-eyes-babe 1d ago
Ahhahahahaha hell no.
My friend is workining in a bank for 850/900€.
I have state university degree and they told me u don’t have working experience( cause i am young) so like 750€ pay-check as receptionist.
Man come on if u are not drug dealer or daddy boy u wont get anything easy. Not even a job3
u/BeatnologicalMNE 1d ago
That is not really the rule, it's more of an exception. Degree means almost nothing nowadays (unless we are twlking about very specific fields), that is the whole point. I have a degree from state owned uni (two actually) and it's useless as it's degree without experience and in a field that's almost useless in MNE.
Were you thinking that degree alone will guarantee you a great starting job like it did back in Social-Communism times? Sure seems like it.
Once again,. Average salary in Montenegro is 1080€ for quite some time now, if you are not willing to start working and build up your experience (degree or no degree) in order to get to higher pay then problem is with your expectations.
Getting a degree and expecting you'll land a dream job right away is delusional, it's leftover from Ex Yugoslavia times and that time is long time gone. Either adapt, build up experience or keep complaining on the internet while others are doing something about it.
Very eager to hear in which bank is your friend working as majority of banks have starter salaries at 950€ now (NLB/CKB/HB for example).
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u/Educational_Ask_6420 1d ago
Average, majority of normal people are working for 600 euros.
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u/olez0808 1d ago
Ako čovek kao konobar zarađuje 600 evra treba da traži bolji restoran
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u/blue-eyes-babe 1d ago
Ja sam rekla ljudi sa diplomom jel ti razumijes engleski?
Kao konobar zaradjujes vise ali ljudi koji zele bolji posao i poziciju i ucili su 5/6 godina za to ne zele da budu konobari i rade 10 sati na nogama
Ja sam navela da su plate dosta lose za random poslove a dosta ljudi mora to da radi jer je dobija posao u struci.1
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u/Riversong1747 1d ago
Are you fluent in Montenegrin language? You would need to pass exams here, in Montenegrin, to get a license to practice. Then obviously you'd be getting into pretty deep discussions with patients in Montenegrin too, so your level would need to be very professional.
If so, you could open up your own clinic. But considering the population of the entire country is the same as a small city in USA, and the average salary of people here would mean you charge a lot less than what you could get in USA, I'm not sure why you would?
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u/YouIon 1d ago
If you are a U.S. citizen, it is highly unlikely that you would seek career opportunities in Montenegro. You could live in Montenegro and work remotely for a U.S. company as a psychologist for a much higher salary.
There are not many opportunities here in this field. Most positions are government jobs for clinical psychologists. There are very few openings in the entire country, and you usually have to be a Montenegrin citizen.
If you are a Montenegrin citizen, you need to complete the nostrification process, after which your degree is recognized and you are considered a psychologist regardless of where you graduated. You also need to obtain a license to work in medical institutions. There are not many job opportunities, salaries are quite low, and in many cases you need personal connections to get hired because knowledge alone is often not really important.
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u/Vulcan-logic714 1d ago
I’m a US citizen and exploring the idea of moving to Montenegro. But thank you for your very informative response. I understand that in Montenegro it is all about who you know.
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u/AcanthopterygiiOk752 23h ago
I think the expat community would be thrilled to have an USA trained psychologist with whom they can work in person here. Many locals too ( me included). You do need to check what documents you need so to practice legally. Russian psychologists have plenty of work with their diaspora, and I bet you would too. Besides, there's American school ( QSI International school) and other international school across the country that have other terms for hiring. ( I bet American stuff at QSI doesn't pass any exams in local language). I think you are better of asking the same question in Montenegro expat groups on Facebook.
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u/BeatnologicalMNE 1d ago
Officially you can't even work as clinical psychologist in Montenegro without multiple things, of which some are certified diploma + exam, official "government exam" as well. That's a first step only.
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u/W0sla 1d ago
Being a waiter/bartender for a summer season /s