• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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).

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National estimates for Occupational Therapists
Industry profile for Occupational Therapists
Geographic profile for Occupational Therapists

National estimates for Occupational Therapists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Occupational Therapists:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
134,980	0.9 %	$ 44.61	$ 92,800	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Occupational Therapists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 30.44	$ 37.36	$ 44.80	$ 50.35	$ 59.55
Annual Wage (2)	$ 63,320	$ 77,700	$ 93,180	$ 104,730	$ 123,870

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Industry profile for Occupational Therapists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Occupational Therapists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Occupational Therapists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Occupational Therapists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	38,900	3.64	$ 43.63	$ 90,750
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	29,670	0.53	$ 45.85	$ 95,370
Elementary and Secondary Schools	16,950	0.20	$ 39.94	$ 83,070
Home Health Care Services	10,510	0.68	$ 50.82	$ 105,700
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	9,710	0.72	$ 47.12	$ 98,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Occupational Therapists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	38,900	3.64	$ 43.63	$ 90,750
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	8,140	3.01	$ 47.62	$ 99,040
Educational Support Services	1,720	0.77	$ 38.65	$ 80,400
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	9,710	0.72	$ 47.12	$ 98,000
Home Health Care Services	10,510	0.68	$ 50.82	$ 105,700

Top paying industries for Occupational Therapists:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises	400	0.02	$ 56.63	$ 117,790
Home Health Care Services	10,510	0.68	$ 50.82	$ 105,700
Outpatient Care Centers	1,530	0.15	$ 49.44	$ 102,840
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	8,140	3.01	$ 47.62	$ 99,040
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	9,710	0.72	$ 47.12	$ 98,000

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Geographic profile for Occupational Therapists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Occupational Therapists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Occupational Therapists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Occupational Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	13,230	0.75	0.82	$ 52.51	$ 109,220
Texas	8,910	0.69	0.75	$ 46.59	$ 96,900
New York	8,660	0.95	1.04	$ 45.81	$ 95,280
Florida	7,760	0.84	0.92	$ 42.75	$ 88,910
Pennsylvania	7,290	1.25	1.37	$ 42.58	$ 88,560

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Maine	1,110	1.81	1.99	$ 36.77	$ 76,490
New Hampshire	990	1.51	1.65	$ 40.35	$ 83,930
Massachusetts	5,190	1.46	1.59	$ 44.15	$ 91,840
Colorado	3,940	1.42	1.56	$ 46.98	$ 97,720
Connecticut	2,250	1.38	1.51	$ 45.87	$ 95,400

Top paying states for Occupational Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	13,230	0.75	0.82	$ 52.51	$ 109,220
Nevada	780	0.55	0.60	$ 50.49	$ 105,020
New Jersey	4,280	1.04	1.14	$ 50.34	$ 104,710
Alaska	290	0.96	1.05	$ 48.46	$ 100,810
Virginia	3,250	0.84	0.92	$ 47.11	$ 97,980

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Occupational Therapists:

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	8,160	0.89	0.97	$ 50.62	$ 105,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,280	0.87	0.95	$ 51.47	$ 107,060
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,210	1.18	1.29	$ 44.83	$ 93,250
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,890	1.44	1.57	$ 44.47	$ 92,500
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,880	1.40	1.54	$ 46.95	$ 97,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,410	0.63	0.69	$ 47.99	$ 99,810
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2,300	1.48	1.62	$ 48.29	$ 100,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,260	1.11	1.21	$ 46.43	$ 96,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,120	0.70	0.77	$ 50.28	$ 104,570
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,080	0.76	0.84	$ 46.46	$ 96,640

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Therapists:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Cumberland, MD-WV	100	2.61	2.86	$ 42.07	$ 87,510
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	100	2.44	2.68	$ 43.50	$ 90,480
Johnstown, PA	110	2.20	2.41	$ 38.62	$ 80,340
Homosassa Springs, FL	70	2.07	2.26	$ 38.47	$ 80,030
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	100	2.01	2.20	$ 36.48	$ 75,880
Bismarck, ND	140	1.96	2.14	$ 35.11	$ 73,030
Bay City, MI	70	1.93	2.11	$ 35.64	$ 74,140
Colorado Springs, CO	560	1.86	2.04	$ 42.93	$ 89,300
Leominster-Gardner, MA	90	1.84	2.02	$ 41.36	$ 86,030
Worcester, MA-CT	520	1.83	2.00	$ 42.76	$ 88,930