Marriage and family therapists

The median annual salary for Marriage and family therapists in the US is $63,780.

The role is projected to grow 13% over the next decade (faster than average). Current US employment is approximately 77,800 workers.

The typical entry education is a Master's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include counselling methods, legal requirements in the social sector, client-centred counselling, supervision of persons, social sciences, cognitive behavioural therapy. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Marriage and family therapists a score of 0.32 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

Marriage and family therapists has high barrier to entry — highly gated — a graduate degree or extended training/apprenticeship is typically required.