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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 1,270 | $84,710 | $40.73 | |
| Alaska | 290 | $93,440 | $44.92 | |
| Arizona | 2,260 | $90,520 | $43.52 | |
| Arkansas | 1,130 | $81,360 | $39.12 | |
| California | 11,460 | $105,760 | $50.85 | |
| Colorado | 3,710 | $93,250 | $44.83 | |
| Connecticut | 2,280 | $94,040 | $45.21 | |
| Delaware | 400 | $88,680 | $42.64 | |
| District of Columbia | 450 | $90,150 | $43.34 | |
| Florida | 6,770 | $86,640 | $41.65 | |
| Georgia | 3,290 | $87,250 | $41.95 | |
| Hawaii | 460 | $92,350 | $44.40 | |
| Idaho | 600 | $80,760 | $38.83 | |
| Illinois | 6,320 | $83,620 | $40.20 | |
| Indiana | 2,640 | $85,580 | $41.15 | |
| Iowa | 990 | $82,110 | $39.47 | |
| Kansas | 1,190 | $86,430 | $41.55 | |
| Kentucky | 1,780 | $81,330 | $39.10 | |
| Louisiana | 1,570 | $92,230 | $44.34 | |
| Maine | 990 | $74,380 | $35.76 | |
| Maryland | 3,170 | $86,460 | $41.57 | |
| Massachusetts | 4,820 | $88,040 | $42.33 | |
| Michigan | 4,610 | $77,880 | $37.44 | |
| Minnesota | 3,080 | $80,060 | $38.49 | |
| Mississippi | 1,190 | $87,420 | $42.03 | |
| Missouri | 2,270 | $78,990 | $37.97 | |
| Montana | 360 | $82,300 | $39.57 | |
| Nebraska | 1,200 | $83,710 | $40.25 | |
| Nevada | 850 | $109,010 | $52.41 | |
| New Hampshire | 920 | $82,820 | $39.82 | |
| New Jersey | 3,960 | $100,140 | $48.14 | |
| New Mexico | 740 | $95,060 | $45.70 | |
| New York | 8,320 | $93,190 | $44.80 | |
| North Carolina | 3,450 | $83,580 | $40.18 | |
| North Dakota | 420 | $71,340 | $34.30 | |
| Ohio | 5,870 | $84,930 | $40.83 | |
| Oklahoma | 860 | $88,200 | $42.41 | |
| Oregon | 1,130 | $91,730 | $44.10 | |
| Pennsylvania | 6,710 | $88,540 | $42.57 | |
| Rhode Island | 420 | $92,510 | $44.48 | |
| South Carolina | 1,480 | $88,180 | $42.40 | |
| South Dakota | 370 | $76,330 | $36.70 | |
| Tennessee | 2,260 | $87,060 | $41.86 | |
| Texas | 8,500 | $96,100 | $46.20 | |
| Utah | 860 | $89,480 | $43.02 | |
| Vermont | 230 | $77,740 | $37.37 | |
| Virginia | 3,070 | $94,950 | $45.65 | |
| Washington | 2,800 | $92,650 | $44.54 | |
| West Virginia | 420 | $81,860 | $39.36 | |
| Wisconsin | 3,380 | $76,770 | $36.91 | |
| Wyoming | 290 | $82,170 | $39.51 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics.
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$89,470 per yearNational average salaryVery HighJob growth rate
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Master's degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as occupational therapists.
- Less than high school 0%
- High school graduate 1%
- College dropout 1%
- Associate’s degree 4%
- Bachelor’s degree 35%
- Master’s degree 53%
- Doctorate degree 6%
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