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Psychiatrist resume keywords

We counted the skills in 215 open psychiatrist job postings from 5 employers, including Lyra Health, Talkiatry and SonderMind. The ones employers ask for most are billing (89% of postings), behavioral health (69%) and patient care (58%). 62% of the postings mention AI, though often in the company's description rather than as a skill the job needs.

Top skills and tools in psychiatrist postings

#KeywordShare of postings
1billing 89%
2behavioral health 69%
3patient care 58%
4onboarding 25%
5telehealth 17%
6QA 10%
7compliance 7%
8business development 7%
9data analysis 6%
10marketing 3%

Share of the 215 postings whose description names the skill (plurals and common spellings, such as “JS” and “JavaScript”, count as one).

Soft skills employers mention

coaching · 57%communication · 37%decision making · 25%documentation · 7%

Show these through results in your bullets (“led a team of six”) rather than listing them as adjectives.

How to use these keywords on your psychiatrist resume

  1. Start with the posting, not this list. These are averages across 215 jobs; the one you're applying for has its own priorities. Use this page to spot common gaps, then match the specific posting.
  2. Name skills the way employers do. If you use “billing”, “behavioral health” and “patient care”, write those exact words. Applicant tracking systems and recruiters search for them, and a close synonym can be missed.
  3. Put each skill in a bullet that shows a result. Naming onboarding inside a bullet about what you achieved with it, with a number where you can, is stronger than listing it alone in a skills section.
  4. Add only what's true. If you've worked with “onboarding”, “telehealth” and “QA” but your resume doesn't say so, add it. If you haven't, leave it out: interviews expose padded resumes quickly.

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How these numbers are calculated

Every figure comes from open psychiatrist job postings on MANY Hired, imported from employers' own career pages. For each posting we pick out the skills, tools, certifications and qualifications its description names, then count how many postings ask for each one. A job counts as psychiatrist by its title. Updated October 28, 2026.