Marriage and Family Therapists
Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of marriage and family systems. Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
- O*NET-SOC code
21-1013.00 - Preparation Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$66,940
Employment, U.S.66,740
Median hourly wage$32.18
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $44,650 | $50,070 | $66,940 | $93,840 | $123,730 |
By state (45)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 190 | $49,990 | 0.21 |
| Alaska | 60 | $60,010 | 0.45 |
| Arizona | $65,290 | ||
| Arkansas | 80 | $64,340 | 0.15 |
| California | 34,970 | $67,300 | 4.47 |
| Colorado | 900 | $60,700 | 0.73 |
| Connecticut | 260 | $86,250 | 0.36 |
| Delaware | 400 | $76,580 | 1.92 |
| Florida | 930 | $56,400 | 0.22 |
| Georgia | $91,550 | ||
| Hawaii | 220 | $141,960 | 0.81 |
| Idaho | 140 | $62,700 | 0.38 |
| Illinois | 860 | $60,970 | 0.33 |
| Indiana | 510 | $56,810 | 0.37 |
| Iowa | 240 | $67,180 | 0.36 |
| Kansas | 190 | $68,710 | 0.30 |
| Kentucky | 330 | $52,420 | 0.39 |
| Maine | 180 | $71,680 | 0.65 |
| Maryland | 460 | $69,900 | 0.39 |
| Massachusetts | 600 | $67,370 | 0.38 |
| Michigan | 590 | $52,270 | 0.31 |
| Minnesota | 4,870 | $72,470 | 3.85 |
| Mississippi | 140 | $51,440 | 0.28 |
| Missouri | 390 | $60,440 | 0.31 |
| Montana | 100 | $46,960 | 0.44 |
| Nebraska | 260 | $62,610 | 0.58 |
| New Hampshire | 70 | $60,030 | 0.24 |
| New Jersey | 4,040 | $92,150 | 2.20 |
| New Mexico | 160 | $70,630 | 0.42 |
| New York | 770 | $64,430 | 0.18 |
| North Carolina | 1,400 | $48,100 | 0.66 |
| Ohio | 460 | $70,240 | 0.19 |
| Oklahoma | $57,670 | ||
| Oregon | 850 | $91,520 | 1.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,350 | $66,040 | 0.90 |
| South Carolina | 380 | $55,430 | 0.39 |
| South Dakota | 80 | $44,870 | 0.42 |
| Tennessee | 1,440 | $46,700 | 1.02 |
| Texas | 1,380 | $46,300 | 0.23 |
| Utah | 2,390 | $84,980 | 3.21 |
| Vermont | $62,780 | ||
| Virginia | 930 | $79,900 | 0.53 |
| Washington | $60,000 | ||
| West Virginia | 90 | $55,700 | 0.31 |
| Wisconsin | 180 | $37,870 | 0.14 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Counselors | 5 | 0.990 |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | 5 | 0.987 |
| 3 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | 5 | 0.987 |
| 4 | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | 5 | 0.985 |
| 5 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 5 | 0.984 |
| 6 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 5 | 0.982 |
| 7 | School Psychologists | 5 | 0.976 |
| 8 | Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 4 | 0.973 |
| 9 | Social and Human Service Assistants | 4 | 0.967 |
| 10 | Neuropsychologists | 5 | 0.962 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Marriage and Family Therapists, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.984 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.973 |
| Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.949 |
| Occupational Therapists | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.946 |
| Psychiatrists | Science | 1.38 | 0.944 |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Learning Strategies | 0.87 | 0.936 |
| Clergy | Time Management | 0.88 | 0.930 |
| Pediatricians, General | Science | 1.50 | 0.924 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Marriage and Family Therapists, excluding software Marriage and Family Therapists already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Patient electronic medical record EMR software | 7 of 20 | 24.9x |
| Athena Software Penelope Case Management | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| ICANotes | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Social Solutions ETO | 3 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Noldus Information Technology The Observer XT | 3 of 20 | 34.6x |
| Netscape Navigator | 3 of 20 | 23.1x |
| Statistical software | 5 of 20 | 5.8x |
| Email software | 12 of 20 | 2.0x |
| Scheduling software | 6 of 20 | 4.0x |
| Database software | 8 of 20 | 2.2x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.75 | 4.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.38 | 5.62 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.88 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.38 | 2.62 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.38 | 0.38 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Therapy and Counseling | 4.93 | 6.93 |
| Psychology | 4.83 | 6.72 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 4.07 | 4.63 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.90 | 5.20 |
| English Language | 3.90 | 4.53 |
| Education and Training | 3.47 | 4.67 |
| Administrative | 3.13 | 3.90 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.87 | 4.03 |
| Law and Government | 2.83 | 2.87 |
| Administration and Management | 2.69 | 3.47 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.50 | 2.87 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.37 | 2.83 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2.30 | 2.13 |
| Communications and Media | 2.23 | 2.23 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.13 | 2.03 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.07 | 1.43 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.00 | 1.73 |
| Telecommunications | 2.00 | 1.63 |
| Biology | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| History and Archeology | 1.83 | 1.60 |
| Foreign Language | 1.73 | 1.57 |
| Mathematics | 1.73 | 1.47 |
| Geography | 1.41 | 1.14 |
| Fine Arts | 1.28 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.14 | not rated |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.13 | not rated |
| Design | 1.10 | not rated |
| Production and Processing | 1.10 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.10 | not rated |
| Mechanical | 1.03 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Comprehension | 4.25 | 4.62 |
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Speech Clarity | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Written Expression | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Information Ordering | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Originality | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Selective Attention | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Near Vision | 3.12 | 3.50 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Memorization | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Far Vision | 2.62 | 2.62 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.25 | 2.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Visualization | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.00 | 1.38 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 1.25 | not rated |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.25 | not rated |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.00 | not rated |
| Control Precision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Depth Perception | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Zoom in demand
- Google Meet in demand
- Intuit QuickBooks hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Teams hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Advantage Software Psych Advantage
- American Medical Billing Software PMA
- Anasazi Software Client Data System
- Beaver Creek Software The THERAPIST
- Blueberry Harbor Software Clinical Record Keeper
- Care Paths eRecord
- Casamba Smart
- Cornucopia Software Practice MAGIC
- DocuTrac QuicDoc
- EZ2Bill Confidant
- EZClaim medical billing software
- Hypertext preprocessor PHP
- Mdansby The PsychReport
- Netsmart Technologies Helper
- PM/2 Clinical Planner
- PracticePRO Software Systems QuickPractice
- Saner Software ShrinkRapt
- SumTime Software SumTime
- Synergistic Office Solutions SOS Case Manager
- TheraManager
All 32
- Web browser software
- eMDs Medisoft
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 5,350 | 8.10 | $49,610 |
| Redding, CA | 210 | 6.71 | $71,110 |
| Mankato, MN | 150 | 6.09 | $83,100 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 730 | 5.59 | $88,810 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 13,200 | 4.91 | $71,110 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 180 | 3.94 | $71,500 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 110 | 3.82 | $91,260 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 270 | 3.69 | $92,150 |
| St. George, UT | 140 | 3.63 | $101,510 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 370 | 3.57 | $92,150 |