There are currently an estimated 16,800 art therapists in the United States. The art therapist job market is expected to grow by 3.6% between 2022 and 2032.
How employable are art therapists?
CareerExplorer rates art therapists with a D employability rating, meaning this career should provide weak employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 3,800 art therapists. That number is based on 600 additional art therapists, and the retirement of 3,200 existing art therapists.
What’s the supply of art therapists?
The art therapist industry is concentrated in New York, California, Pennsylvania
Art Therapist job market by state
| State Name | Employed Art Therapists |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,590 |
| California | 1,520 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,340 |
| Illinois | 1,050 |
| Texas | 960 |
| Massachusetts | 870 |
| Missouri | 640 |
| Michigan | 610 |
| Florida | 610 |
| Minnesota | 520 |
| Georgia | 470 |
| Connecticut | 450 |
| Ohio | 450 |
| North Carolina | 450 |
| New Jersey | 430 |
| Wisconsin | 420 |
| Virginia | 400 |
| Kansas | 390 |
| Utah | 390 |
| Indiana | 340 |
| Maryland | 330 |
| Louisiana | 320 |
| Washington | 260 |
| Nebraska | 240 |
| Oklahoma | 230 |
| Tennessee | 210 |
| South Carolina | 200 |
| Mississippi | 200 |
| Iowa | 170 |
| District of Columbia | 160 |
| Alabama | 130 |
| Oregon | 130 |
| Kentucky | 120 |
| Colorado | 120 |
| Puerto Rico | 110 |
| Nevada | 100 |
| New Hampshire | 100 |
| North Dakota | 80 |
| Idaho | 80 |
| Delaware | 80 |
| New Mexico | 70 |
| Hawaii | 70 |
| Arkansas | 60 |
| Maine | 60 |
| Rhode Island | 50 |
| Vermont | 40 |
| Montana | 40 |
| Wyoming | 40 |
| South Dakota | 40 |