Also called: MT-BC
Uses music — singing, drumming, songwriting — to help patients with pain, memory, or emotional healing.
Plays guitar and sings old songs with dementia patients who light up and remember the words. Later helps a stroke patient practice speaking by singing short phrases.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's in music therapy plus a 1,200-hour internship and board certification exam.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Music Therapy, Music.
Growing faster than average. Small field; estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can generate music, but playing live with dementia or stroke patients and reading their response stays human.
Classes: Band, choir or orchestra, AP Psychology, Piano or guitar lessons.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1129.
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