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Occupational Therapists

Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.

$96,370
Median Pay
6-12 years
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Score 5/6: growing job demand, strong human advantage provides strong protection from AI displacement

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AI Exposure
Medium+1

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Growing+2

+14% projected (2024-2034)

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Strong+2

EPOCH score: 24/25

Total Score5/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
  • Complete and maintain necessary records.
  • Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
  • Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
  • Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
  • Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
  • Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.
  • Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.
  • Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
  • Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Master's degree

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

EHR systemsTherapy documentation software (Casamba, WebPT)Assistive technology toolsMicrosoft OfficeOutcome measurement toolsTelehealth platforms

Key Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionInformation OrderingSpeech RecognitionSpeech Clarity

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Compensation Details

$65,210
10th Percentile
$96,370
Median
$129,620
90th Percentile

Based on 144,840 employed workers

Also Known As

Assistive Technology TrainerCertified Hand Therapist (CHT)Early Intervention Occupational TherapistHome Care Occupational Therapist (Home Care OT)Home Health Occupational TherapistIndependent Living SpecialistIndustrial Rehabilitation ConsultantIndustrial TherapistInpatient Occupational Therapist (Inpatient OT)Job Trainer

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 29-1122.00