Occupations/29-1122.00
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.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
15%
More resilient
Human characteristics
79%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
24%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Mostly routine
Complete and maintain necessary records.
- Mostly human
Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- 02Complete and maintain necessary records.
- 03Plan, 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.
- 04Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
- 05Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
- 06Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.68
- Degree of automation1.14
- Time sitting2.82
- Originality (ability)3.75
- Conflict situations2.77
- Hands-on objects/tools3.64
- Outdoors / weather1.86
- Disease exposure4.18
- Decision freedom4.41
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Expression4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing4.00
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.00
- Science2.75
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.88
- Learning Strategies3.88
- Monitoring4.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 50 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $74,576 2 yr $73,823 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $74,234 2 yr $68,219 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $73,635 2 yr $71,015 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $72,083 2 yr $72,320 Doctoral · CIP 51.23 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $4,900 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $71,575 2 yr $71,225 Doctoral · CIP 51.23 |
Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $60,800 | 11% | 91% | 1 yr $68,698 2 yr $67,173 Professional · CIP 51.23 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $66,355 2 yr $69,547 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr $65,651 2 yr $67,101 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $64,307 2 yr $69,673 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $61,253 2 yr $63,692 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $11,400 | 88% | 67% | 1 yr $60,771 2 yr $53,775 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Occupational Therapy/Therapist 51.2306 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr $57,995 2 yr $59,011 Master's · CIP 51.23 |