Music Therapists

Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.

The median annual salary for Music Therapists in the US is $65,010.

The role is projected to grow 12% over the next decade (faster than average). Current US employment is approximately 56,100 workers.

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

The most in-demand skills for this role include psychiatric diagnostics, health care legislation, music therapy schools, cognitive psychology, health care occupation-specific ethics, inter-professional communication in the psychosocial field. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Music 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.

Music Therapists has moderate barrier to entry — moderately gated — a bachelor's degree or equivalent training is typically required.