TY - JOUR
T1 - Music therapy salaries from 1998-2012
T2 - A comparative and descriptive study
AU - J.silverman, Michael
AU - Furman, Amelia G.
AU - Schwartzberg, Edward T.
AU - Leonard, Jennifer
AU - Stephanz, Elizabeth
AU - Mckee, Rachel
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The purposes of this study were to compare music therapy salary data with those of related helping professions in 2011 and descriptively analyze music therapy salary data from 1998-2012. To compare music therapy salaries with other helping professionals' salaries,a database was constructed utilizing data from the United States Department of Labor website. Music therapy salary data were obtained from the 1998-2012 American Music Therapy Association Descriptive Statistical Profiles. Results indicated that although music therapists tended to have higher mean salaries than recreational therapists, their salaries were lower than those of other comparison professions. From 1998-2011, music therapists' salaries increased by an overall mean of $16,440. Concerning music therapists' age categories, their salaries tended to increase in accordance with thenumber of years in the profession. Music therapists working witholder adults tended tohave lower salaries. Limitations and suggestions for future inquiry are provided.
AB - The purposes of this study were to compare music therapy salary data with those of related helping professions in 2011 and descriptively analyze music therapy salary data from 1998-2012. To compare music therapy salaries with other helping professionals' salaries,a database was constructed utilizing data from the United States Department of Labor website. Music therapy salary data were obtained from the 1998-2012 American Music Therapy Association Descriptive Statistical Profiles. Results indicated that although music therapists tended to have higher mean salaries than recreational therapists, their salaries were lower than those of other comparison professions. From 1998-2011, music therapists' salaries increased by an overall mean of $16,440. Concerning music therapists' age categories, their salaries tended to increase in accordance with thenumber of years in the profession. Music therapists working witholder adults tended tohave lower salaries. Limitations and suggestions for future inquiry are provided.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84906221372
SN - 0734-6875
VL - 31
SP - 181
EP - 188
JO - Music Therapy Perspectives
JF - Music Therapy Perspectives
IS - 2
ER -