Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1129.02
Music Therapists
Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.
- US jobs
- 22,640 (SOC 29-1129 group, "Therapists, All Other")
- Median wage
- $77,930 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of music therapists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 29-1129 group).
- 25%Develop patient or client care or treatment plansNot measured
- 9%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 9%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
- 6%Administer therapeutic treatmentsNot measured
- 5%Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment optionsNot measured
- 5%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 5%Provide support or encouragement to othersNot measured
- 4%Collect information about patients or clientsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
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Direct evidence
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Also relevant
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Context only
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Establish client goals or objectives for music therapy treatment, considering client needs, capabilities, interests, overall therapeutic program, coordination of treatment, or length of treatment.
- Document evaluations, treatment plans, case summaries, or progress or other reports related to individual clients or client groups.
- Assess client functioning levels, strengths, and areas of need in terms of perceptual, sensory, affective, communicative, musical, physical, cognitive, social, spiritual, or other abilities.
- Observe and document client reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to music therapy.
- Improvise instrumentally, vocally, or physically to meet client's therapeutic needs.
- Gather diagnostic data from sources such as case documentation, observations of clients, or interviews with clients or family members.
- Plan or structure music therapy sessions to achieve appropriate transitions, pacing, sequencing, energy level, or intensity in accordance with treatment plans.
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