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Marriage and Family Therapists
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 13.5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #186 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +13.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $66,940 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 76,300 in the US, with about 6,900 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Counsel others about personal matters17%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,845 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
Still yours: Collect information about patients or clients9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Teach life skills9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 756 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI does this: Assist others to access additional services or resources9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 31 Copilot conversations and completed it 88% of the time.
Still yours: Develop patient or client care or treatment plans8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain health or medical records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Interview people to obtain information7%
People try AI for this, but it seldom finishes the work in full.
AI does this: Explain medical information to patients or family members5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 230 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Assess living, work, or social needs or status of individuals or communities5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,012 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information or assistance to the public3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 7 Copilot conversations and completed it 86% of the time.
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor health conditions of humans or animals2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Evaluate programs, practices, or processes2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,764 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Present research or technical information1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 30 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 114 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 6,900 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 72% of the workHealthcare Social Workers18% AI does, against 34% here+8.5% by 2035 · $67,880 · Master’s degree
- Shares 62% of the workMental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers22% AI does, against 34% here+10.3% by 2035 · $60,280 · Master’s degree
- Shares 59% of the workSubstance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors26% AI does, against 34% here+18.4% by 2035 · $59,350 · Master’s degree
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.23, higher than 76% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 21-1013 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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