Music Therapists

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

On the job, you would:

Identify and respond to emergency physical or mental health situations.
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.
Design music therapy experiences, using various musical elements to meet client's goals or objectives.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		100%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		96%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		94%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		92%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		90%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		89%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		85%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		83%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		83%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		82%	Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
		80%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
		80%	Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
		76%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		75%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		69%	Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
		68%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		89%	Artistic - Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
		89%	Social - Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
		56%	Investigative - Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		100%	Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
		83%	Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
		78%	Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
		61%	Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
		61%	Recognition - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		78%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
		78%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		75%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		72%	Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
		72%	Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
		72%	Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
		72%	Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
		72%	Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
		72%	Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
		69%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		69%	Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
		69%	Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
		66%	Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
		53%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		53%	Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
		53%	Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
		53%	Auditory Attention - The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Skills \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		64%	Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
		57%	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
		57%	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
		57%	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
		57%	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
		55%	Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
		55%	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
		54%	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
		54%	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
		54%	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
		54%	Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
		52%	Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Develop health assessment methods or programs.

Analyze quantitative data to determine effectiveness of treatments or therapies.

Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.

Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.

Communicate test or assessment results to medical professionals.

Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

Develop medical treatment plans.

Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Treat patients using psychological therapies.

Establish treatment goals.

Gather medical information from patient histories.

Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.

Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.

Record patient medical histories.

Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Treat patients using psychological therapies.

Adjust tuning or functioning of musical instruments.

Interact with patients to build rapport or provide emotional support.

Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.

Record patient medical histories.

Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions.

Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Communicate health and wellness information to the public.

Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.

Treat medical emergencies.

Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Maintain medical or professional knowledge.

Supervise patient care personnel.

Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.

Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.

Maintain medical or professional knowledge.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		95%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		92%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		90%	Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
		90%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		88%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		85%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		84%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		82%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		72%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
		70%	Exposed to Disease or Infections - How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
		69%	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
		62%	Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
		62%	Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
		61%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		60%	Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
		60%	Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos?
		58%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
		57%	Deal With Physically Aggressive People - How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
		57%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
		57%	Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
		57%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		53%	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
		51%	Frequency of Conflict Situations - How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		99%	Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
		94%	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
		94%	Assisting and Caring for Others - Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
		84%	Documenting/Recording Information - Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
		82%	Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
		79%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		77%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		76%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		73%	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		72%	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		71%	Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
		68%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		66%	Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
		66%	Coaching and Developing Others - Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
		64%	Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
		64%	Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
		63%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		62%	Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
		62%	Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
		62%	Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
		61%	Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others - Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
		61%	Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
		60%	Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
		56%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		56%	Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
		56%	Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
		56%	Providing Consultation and Advice to Others - Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
		54%	Analyzing Data or Information - Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
		52%	Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others - Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
		51%	Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Getting Started

Education:

73%

Bachelor's Degree

15%

Master's Degree

Music Therapists

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started