AI Career Radar

Music Therapists

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

AI exposure19 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation5
Freedom to set tasks85
Repeating the same tasks41
$77,930Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+12.6%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
62Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
78
Speaking
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
75
Monitoring
63
69
Judgment and Decision Making
63
69
Active Learning
62
56
Coordination
62
56
Complex Problem Solving
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
75
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
81
Writing
60
56
Learning Strategies
58
69
Instructing
58
56
Systems Analysis
57
53
Service Orientation
56
75
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
56
Mathematics
53
25
Negotiation
52
56
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
28
Troubleshooting
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
16
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
25
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
9
Operation and Control
43
0

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Writing

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Active Learning, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Management of Personnel Resources

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$141,900
10-yr growth
+4.9%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Active Learning, Coordination, Persuasion

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81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$134,040
10-yr growth
+11.5%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Writing, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Music Therapists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.