Marriage and Family Therapists
SOC Code: 21-1013
Marriage and Family Therapistss encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 100.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 100.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$63,780
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Job Growth
12.6%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Active Listening
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Speaking
- •Active Learning
- •Critical Thinking
- •Service Orientation
Common Tasks
- ✓Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
- ✓Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
- ✓Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
- ✓Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.
- ✓Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation