Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000591
- Class code
- 32000591
- Pay group
- MH08
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Creative/Expressive Arts Therapist is $43,477 to $65,216 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000591.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 08/2018.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves providing skilled habilitative/rehabilitative services to clients (patients or residents) who have mental, social, physical, and/or emotional disability through the use of creative/expressive arts therapy in psychiatric hospitals, and intellectual disability centers. The mediums which may be used include arts, music, drama, or dance therapy. Work involves evaluation of clients through the use of behavioral observations, interactions, variety of tests, and analysis of medical records. Treatment plans are designed to intervene in specific Problem areas and to effect particular cognitive, affective, and/or psychomotor behaviors specifically for each patient. By nature of their clinical responsibilities, employees may coordinate, supervise and train other staff and interns. Employees may report to a Creative/Expressive Arts Supervisor.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Working knowledge of the physiological, sociological, and psychological implications for the disease processes experienced by the population being served. Considerable knowledge of the therapeutic creative/expressive arts principles, techniques, and methods and their application to the population being served. Ability to integrate a philosophy of creative/expressive arts which is therapeutic in nature into a clinical program. Ability to select and administer a variety of appropriate testing methods and use the results to plan individualized therapeutic programs. Ability to instruct and supervise student interns, subordinate staff members, and other medical and para-professional personnel in ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in music therapy which includes a six month internship from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor's degree in music or music education with an equivalency in music therapy which includes a six month internship from an appropriately accredited institution; or Bachelor's degree in one of the creative/expressive arts areas (art, dance, drama, music) from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in all phases of therapeutic programming; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Administering the class: if the creative/expressive arts degree program has a therapeutic equivalency or emphasis, the experience requirements wi ...
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.