Career opportunities for music therapists exist in a wide variety of healthcare and educational settings. These include psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitative facilities, medical hospitals, outpatient clinics, day care treatment centers, agencies serving persons with developmental disabilities, community mental health and wellness centers, drug and alcohol programs, senior centers, nursing homes, hospice programs, correctional facilities, halfway houses, schools, and private practice. 音乐治疗师在诸多健康护理和教育机构有就业机会，包括精神专科医院、康复中心、医院、门诊诊所、日托治疗中心、发育障碍患者服务机构、社区心理健康中心、药物和酒精计划、老年公寓、疗养院、安息医疗计划、罪犯教养所、(为出狱者、出院精神病人或已戒毒者重回社会所设立的)过渡住所、学校等。