Pays $28.34-$43.35/hr$9k below the Counselor market median of ~$99k (11 jobs)

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Centra Care
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Music Therapist | Clara's House

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Full-time music therapy for ages 3-18. Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm. On-site in St. Cloud, MN.

Join CentraCare as a Music Therapist – Clara's House, M-F Days in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $28.34 - $43.35/hr.
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental
  • PTO
  • Retirement
  • Employee discounts

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with CentraCare in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Music Therapist plans and implements individual and group music therapy sessions to address the physical, emotional, and cognitive needs of patients. They also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and document patient progress in electronic health records.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy is required, with a Master’s degree preferred. Candidates must obtain or hold MT-BC certification and have at least 2 years of experience working with children and adolescents.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Music TherapyClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient AssessmentGroup TherapyIndividual TherapyCrisis InterventionElectronic Health RecordsPerformance ImprovementCommunicationProgram Development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Music Therapist | Clara's House at Centra Care a 6.4 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 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 18% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.4/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 11 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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About Centra Care

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Cloud, MN
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental
PTO
Retirement
Employee discounts