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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1129 Therapists, All Other



All therapists not listed separately.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 390123$30.33/hr$20.71/hr$20.71/hr$28.19/hr$36.60/hr$39.20/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services390$28.19/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota 10$25.81/hr10.1%
Northwest Minnesota 20$25.81/hr11.0%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20$28.04/hrN/A
St Cloud MN MSA 20$25.45/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 30$25.44/hr11.3%
Northeast Minnesota 30$27.35/hr9.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 30$27.35/hrN/A
Rochester MN MSA 40$36.60/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 50$32.35/hr11.5%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 240$28.19/hr11.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 270$28.20/hrN/A
Minnesota 390$28.19/hr11.1%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 4,210$30.04/hr6.8%
Recreational Therapists 230$32.09/hr3.8%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,210$32.64/hr6.5%


  • Confer with other professionals on client's treatment team to develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans.
  • Gather client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members.
  • Teach art therapy techniques or processes to artists, interns, volunteers, or others.
  • Sing or play musical instruments, such as keyboard, guitar, or percussion instruments.
  • Talk with clients during art or other therapy sessions to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to the artistic process.
  • Design art therapy sessions or programs to meet client's goals or objectives.
  • Analyze or synthesize client data to draw conclusions or make recommendations for art therapy.
  • Observe and document client reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to music therapy.
  • Assess client functioning levels, strengths, and areas of need in terms of perceptual, sensory, affective, communicative, musical, physical, cognitive, social, spiritual, or other abilities.
  • Integrate behavioral, developmental, improvisational, medical, or neurological approaches into music therapy treatments.