Analyze data to determine the effectiveness of specific treatments or therapy approaches.

“Analyze data to determine the effectiveness of specific treatments or therapy approaches.” is a core task performed by Music Therapists. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 6th by importance (#25 most important). About 96% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Analyze health or medical data. in Analyzing Data or Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.018% share of AI-use records mapped to this task

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Design or provide music therapy experiences to address client needs, such as using music for self-care, adjusting to life changes, improving cognitive functioning, raising self-esteem, communicating, or controlling impulses. · importance 4.9
• Design music therapy experiences, using various musical elements to meet client's goals or objectives. · importance 4.9
• Sing or play musical instruments, such as keyboard, guitar, or percussion instruments. · importance 4.9
• Communicate with clients to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to musical experiences. · importance 4.8
• Customize treatment programs for specific areas of music therapy, such as intellectual or developmental disabilities, educational settings, geriatrics, medical settings, mental health, physical disabilities, or wellness. · importance 4.7
• Establish client goals or objectives for music therapy treatment, considering client needs, capabilities, interests, overall therapeutic program, coordination of treatment, or length of treatment. · importance 4.7
• Document evaluations, treatment plans, case summaries, or progress or other reports related to individual clients or client groups. · importance 4.7
• Assess client functioning levels, strengths, and areas of need in terms of perceptual, sensory, affective, communicative, musical, physical, cognitive, social, spiritual, or other abilities. · importance 4.6
• Observe and document client reactions, progress, or other outcomes related to music therapy. · importance 4.6
• Improvise instrumentally, vocally, or physically to meet client's therapeutic needs. · importance 4.5
• Gather diagnostic data from sources such as case documentation, observations of clients, or interviews with clients or family members. · importance 4.3
• Plan or structure music therapy sessions to achieve appropriate transitions, pacing, sequencing, energy level, or intensity in accordance with treatment plans. · importance 4.3
• Engage clients in music experiences to identify client responses to different styles of music, types of musical experiences, such as improvising or listening, or elements of music, such as tempo or harmony. · importance 4.3
• Participate in continuing education. · importance 4.2

See all tasks on the Music Therapists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-19165,
  title  = {Analyze data to determine the effectiveness of specific treatments or therapy approaches.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-19165}
}