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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
Northwest Minnesota         


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services540$35.74/hr
Public AdministrationN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Northwest Minnesota N/AN/A11.0%
Southwest Minnesota N/AN/A10.1%
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
St Cloud MN MSA 10$27.26/hrN/A
Central Minnesota 20$29.35/hr11.3%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20$26.69/hrN/A
Northeast Minnesota 60$39.81/hr9.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA 60$39.81/hrN/A
Rochester MN MSA 60$44.86/hrN/A
Southeast Minnesota 70$37.49/hr11.5%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 360$34.33/hr11.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 380$33.62/hrN/A
Minnesota 540$35.74/hr11.1%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 4,440$30.83/hr6.8%
Recreational Therapists 240$32.81/hr3.8%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,430$37.60/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.