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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
29-1122 Occupational Therapists
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 126,050 |
1.2 % |
$40.69 |
$84,640 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$26.23 |
$32.68 |
$40.00 |
$48.23 |
$57.91 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$54,560 |
$67,970 |
$83,200 |
$100,320 |
$120,440 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
33,800 |
3.86 |
$41.91 |
$87,170 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
27,520 |
0.50 |
$40.74 |
$84,750 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
13,840 |
0.16 |
$36.13 |
$75,140 |
| Home Health Care Services |
12,250 |
0.88 |
$43.70 |
$90,890 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
12,060 |
0.74 |
$43.61 |
$90,700 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
33,800 |
3.86 |
$41.91 |
$87,170 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
6,070 |
2.34 |
$40.48 |
$84,190 |
| Home Health Care Services |
12,250 |
0.88 |
$43.70 |
$90,890 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
12,060 |
0.74 |
$43.61 |
$90,700 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
27,520 |
0.50 |
$40.74 |
$84,750 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,620 |
0.64 |
0.72 |
$43.21 |
$89,870 |
| Texas |
10,170 |
0.86 |
0.97 |
$45.45 |
$94,530 |
| New York |
9,080 |
0.99 |
1.12 |
$41.95 |
$87,260 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,310 |
1.26 |
1.43 |
$38.40 |
$79,860 |
| Florida |
6,600 |
0.78 |
0.89 |
$40.51 |
$84,260 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maine |
1,000 |
1.67 |
1.89 |
$32.83 |
$68,300 |
| New Hampshire |
1,060 |
1.63 |
1.84 |
$38.95 |
$81,010 |
| Massachusetts |
5,130 |
1.45 |
1.64 |
$42.01 |
$87,380 |
| New Jersey |
5,240 |
1.31 |
1.48 |
$45.24 |
$94,100 |
| Pennsylvania |
7,310 |
1.26 |
1.43 |
$38.40 |
$79,860 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
730 |
0.56 |
0.63 |
$49.65 |
$103,280 |
| Texas |
10,170 |
0.86 |
0.97 |
$45.45 |
$94,530 |
| New Jersey |
5,240 |
1.31 |
1.48 |
$45.24 |
$94,100 |
| District of Columbia |
340 |
0.48 |
0.54 |
$44.77 |
$93,110 |
| Connecticut |
1,990 |
1.20 |
1.36 |
$43.63 |
$90,760 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
6,770 |
1.01 |
1.14 |
$47.00 |
$97,760 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,340 |
0.91 |
1.03 |
$40.75 |
$84,760 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,890 |
1.16 |
1.31 |
$48.57 |
$101,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
2,440 |
1.32 |
1.50 |
$43.35 |
$90,180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
2,340 |
0.53 |
0.60 |
$44.44 |
$92,430 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,910 |
0.99 |
1.12 |
$35.82 |
$74,500 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,830 |
0.62 |
0.70 |
$42.37 |
$88,130 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,810 |
1.33 |
1.50 |
$40.24 |
$83,700 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
1,660 |
0.66 |
0.75 |
$46.99 |
$97,750 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,660 |
0.63 |
0.71 |
$37.88 |
$78,790 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
150 |
4.04 |
4.57 |
$35.46 |
$73,760 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL |
100 |
3.09 |
3.50 |
$43.83 |
$91,170 |
| Bay City, MI |
100 |
2.94 |
3.32 |
$31.88 |
$66,320 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
140 |
2.69 |
3.05 |
$38.09 |
$79,230 |
| Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division |
200 |
2.41 |
2.72 |
$39.47 |
$82,090 |
| New Bern, NC |
100 |
2.28 |
2.57 |
$43.19 |
$89,830 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
110 |
2.27 |
2.56 |
$29.83 |
$62,050 |
| Grand Junction, CO |
140 |
2.27 |
2.57 |
$42.05 |
$87,470 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
430 |
2.12 |
2.40 |
$35.11 |
$73,030 |
| Gadsden, AL |
70 |
2.03 |
2.29 |
$40.01 |
$83,220 |
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United States Department of Labor
