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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1122 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. Excludes “Rehabilitation Counselors” (21-1015).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
133,570 1.2 % $41.45 $86,210 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $27.31 $33.51 $40.84 $48.84 $58.41
Annual Wage (2) $56,800 $69,710 $84,950 $101,590 $121,490


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 37,260 3.90 $42.29 $87,970
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 27,870 0.50 $41.70 $86,740
Elementary and Secondary Schools 16,770 0.19 $37.10 $77,170
Home Health Care Services 12,010 0.80 $43.50 $90,480
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 11,750 0.73 $43.59 $90,660

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 37,260 3.90 $42.29 $87,970
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 6,730 2.54 $41.70 $86,740
Home Health Care Services 12,010 0.80 $43.50 $90,480
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 11,750 0.73 $43.59 $90,660
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 27,870 0.50 $41.70 $86,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 620 0.07 $52.24 $108,650
Management of Companies and Enterprises 520 0.02 $48.82 $101,540
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 1,160 0.12 $45.13 $93,870
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 11,750 0.73 $43.59 $90,660
Home Health Care Services 12,010 0.80 $43.50 $90,480


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
New York 12,460 1.31 1.44 $43.23 $89,920
California 10,060 0.58 0.64 $47.33 $98,450
Texas 9,180 0.74 0.81 $40.91 $85,090
Pennsylvania 7,680 1.30 1.43 $39.96 $83,120
Florida 7,240 0.82 0.91 $40.17 $83,550




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)
Connecticut 2,570 1.55 1.70 $44.60 $92,770
Maine 930 1.52 1.67 $35.77 $74,400
New Hampshire 960 1.46 1.60 $39.01 $81,140
Delaware 600 1.34 1.47 $40.00 $83,210
New York 12,460 1.31 1.44 $43.23 $89,920




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 830 0.60 0.66 $50.70 $105,450
California 10,060 0.58 0.64 $47.33 $98,450
New Jersey 5,100 1.25 1.37 $46.55 $96,820
Arizona 2,100 0.73 0.81 $45.76 $95,180
District of Columbia 320 0.45 0.49 $45.40 $94,430





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 12,430 1.29 1.42 $46.15 $95,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,710 1.01 1.11 $41.25 $85,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,890 0.62 0.69 $47.09 $97,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,870 1.35 1.48 $43.06 $89,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,230 1.15 1.27 $41.72 $86,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,780 0.76 0.84 $42.73 $88,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,280 0.72 0.79 $45.32 $94,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,130 0.81 0.89 $37.27 $77,510
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,000 1.32 1.45 $44.46 $92,470
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,980 1.00 1.10 $36.88 $76,720




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 180 5.01 5.51 $42.29 $87,950
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 120 2.98 3.28 $39.65 $82,470
Elmira, NY 90 2.60 2.86 $36.70 $76,330
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 110 2.27 2.50 $31.81 $66,160
New Bern, NC 90 2.17 2.38 $47.17 $98,120
Dalton, GA 140 2.16 2.37 $45.53 $94,690
New Bedford, MA 140 2.07 2.28 $42.34 $88,070
Saginaw, MI 170 2.04 2.24 $37.18 $77,340
Bay City, MI 70 2.00 2.20 $33.13 $68,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 410 1.94 2.14 $39.64 $82,450




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
The Villages, FL 30 1.14 1.25 $55.33 $115,090
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 630 0.62 0.68 $52.34 $108,870
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 100 0.70 0.77 $51.66 $107,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 60 0.32 0.35 $51.32 $106,740
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $51.28 $106,660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 670 0.43 0.48 $50.47 $104,970
Victoria, TX 50 1.28 1.41 $50.27 $104,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,210 0.49 0.54 $49.88 $103,740
Homosassa Springs, FL (8) (8) (8) $49.38 $102,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 420 0.37 0.40 $49.17 $102,280

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 340 3.77 4.14 $33.74 $70,170
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 250 1.25 1.38 $38.70 $80,490
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 240 1.53 1.69 $46.39 $96,500
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 240 1.25 1.37 $32.36 $67,300
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 220 0.57 0.63 $42.04 $87,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 340 3.77 4.14 $33.74 $70,170
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 200 2.06 2.26 $39.11 $81,360
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 150 1.71 1.88 $40.79 $84,850
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 1.66 1.82 $36.39 $75,690
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 240 1.53 1.69 $46.39 $96,500

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 90 0.69 0.76 $51.70 $107,530
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.68 0.75 $50.20 $104,420
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 60 0.67 0.74 $49.90 $103,800
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 0.73 0.80 $48.59 $101,060
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 50 0.34 0.37 $47.21 $98,190


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020