Healthcare
Music Therapists
Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.
Median salary
$65,010
Typical range
$39k – $120k
Job outlook
+12% (much faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Music Therapists
Entry / Junior
$38,840
~2 yrs to advance
Music Therapists
Established
$65,010
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Music Therapists
Senior
$92,530
Key skills
A typical day
- •Design or provide music therapy experiences to address client needs, such as using music for self-care, adjusting to life changes, improving cognitive functioning, raising self-esteem, communicating, or controlling impulses.
- •Design music therapy experiences, using various musical elements to meet client's goals or objectives.
- •Sing or play musical instruments, such as keyboard, guitar, or percussion instruments.
- •Communicate with clients to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to musical experiences.
- •Customize treatment programs for specific areas of music therapy, such as intellectual or developmental disabilities, educational settings, geriatrics, medical settings, mental health, physical disabilities, or wellness.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.