Healthcare Practitioners

Art Therapists

SOC 29-9179

Use visual art-making as a therapeutic process with mental health clients.

Median pay

$55k

$33k to $94k typical range

Outlook

Growing

180k openings / yr

Education

Master's plus license

AI exposure

12%

modeled estimate, sector level

Future-proof

57/100

Key skills

Art methods
Therapy
Assessment
Empathy
Documentation

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.