Headline risk
0%
Very Low RiskTherapists, all other
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
All therapists not listed separately.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 6% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 65,010
Employment 2024
56.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
11.5%
Openings (2024–34)
4.1K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. 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. AI use: 0%
- 2. Design music therapy experiences, using various musical elements to meet client's goals or objectives. AI use: 0%
- 3. Sing or play musical instruments, such as keyboard, guitar, or percussion instruments. AI use: 0%
- 4. Communicate with clients to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to musical experiences. AI use: 0%
- 5. 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. AI use: 0%
- 6. Design art therapy sessions or programs to meet client's goals or objectives. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.1 · 323K employed
Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 77% · 55+: 16%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.