AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 29-1129.02 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Music Therapists?

Plan, organize, direct, or assess clinical and evidenced-based music therapy interventions to positively influence individuals' physical, psychological, cognitive, or behavioral status.

Estimated AI task exposure
68%

High exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

30 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

65/100

Physical moat

12/100

Human moat

35/100

Rating coverage

100%

30 task statements / 30 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Sing or play musical instruments, such as keyboard, guitar, or percussion instruments.
Importance 97/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 88/100Weight 0.96
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.
Importance 98/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.96
Design music therapy experiences, using various musical elements to meet client's goals or objectives.
Importance 97/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 85/100Weight 0.95
Communicate with clients to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to musical experiences.
Importance 96/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 83/100Weight 0.94
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.
Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.89
Document evaluations, treatment plans, case summaries, or progress or other reports related to individual clients or client groups.
Importance 91/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.89
Improvise instrumentally, vocally, or physically to meet client's therapeutic needs.
Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.89
Observe and document client reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to music therapy.
Importance 89/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.89
Plan or structure music therapy sessions to achieve appropriate transitions, pacing, sequencing, energy level, or intensity in accordance with treatment plans.
Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.88
Assess client functioning levels, strengths, and areas of need in terms of perceptual, sensory, affective, communicative, musical, physical, cognitive, social, spiritual, or other abilities.
Importance 90/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.87

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$77,930

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

22,640

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+12.6%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hydroelectric Production Managers

10%

58 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $126,060 Growth 2025–2035: +2.6% Annual openings: 17

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Butchers and Meat Cutters

5%

63 points lower exposure • 63% profile similarity

Median wage: $40,140 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Chefs and Head Cooks

12%

56 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $62,470 Growth 2025–2035: +6.6% Annual openings: 25

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

11%

57 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $49,450 Growth 2025–2035: +1.5% Annual openings: 4

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Bicycle Repairers

5%

63 points lower exposure • 62% profile similarity

Median wage: $42,780 Growth 2025–2035: -5.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

63 points lower exposure • 62% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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High exposure does not mean starting over. V11 compares your occupation with the other 922 O*NET occupations and surfaces lower-exposure options with similar work profiles.

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