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Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Music Therapist PT - 531014

Counselor / TherapistNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$23.61-$29.52/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $23.61 - Midpoint: $29.52 (Hourly N7)

Department/Organization: 217801 - Rise

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; Varies, 30 hours a week

Job Summary

The Music Therapist PT utilizes music on a part-time basis to improve and enhance children's development, increase independence, and enhance the learning experience of children with special needs. Coordinates and leads small- and large-group music therapy sessions. Identifies needs and updates music selections, materials, and visuals. Researches and identifies appropriate techniques, strategies, and equipment for the variety of abilities within classrooms.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in music therapy or related music degree and two (2) years of experience working with young children with special needs in a classroom setting; OR master's degree in music therapy or related music degree and some experience working with young children with special needs in a classroom setting.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources.

A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position.

A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases.

More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.

The University of Alabama affirms its longstanding commitment to institutional neutrality, free speech, and academic freedom.

Key Responsibilities

Uses music therapy to support children's development, independence, and learning, particularly for children with special needs. Leads group therapy sessions and identifies appropriate music, materials, visuals, techniques, strategies, and equipment for children with varied abilities.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in music therapy or a related music degree and two years of experience working with young children with special needs in a classroom setting. Alternatively, candidates may have a master's degree in music therapy or a related music degree and some experience in that setting.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Child DevelopmentSpecial Needs SupportGroup FacilitationClassroom ExperienceTherapeutic Music SelectionTherapy Materials DevelopmentVisual AidsResearchTherapeutic TechniquesAdaptive StrategiesAssistive Equipment

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Music Therapist PT - 531014 at Pageuppeople a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 63% are remote, 10% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$55k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$49k–$61kMental Health Therapy median $85k (middle half $83k–$87k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$62k in purchasing powerAlabama index 88.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Alabama81 active7,933 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 63% remote · 10% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedAlabama Counselor listings: 0% state a sign-on bonus · 18% offer loan repayment129 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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  • No weekends

Living in Tuscaloosa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k
Typical market rent
$1,701/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.7
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Tuscaloosa, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.