Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
31-2012 Occupational Therapy Aides
Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.
National estimates for Occupational Therapy Aides
Industry profile for Occupational Therapy Aides
Geographic profile for Occupational Therapy Aides
National estimates for Occupational Therapy Aides:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Occupational Therapy Aides:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 4,430 |
7.2 % |
$ 20.22 |
$ 42,060 |
2.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Occupational Therapy Aides:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 12.09 |
$ 15.36 |
$ 17.77 |
$ 23.42 |
$ 33.04 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 25,150 |
$ 31,940 |
$ 36,970 |
$ 48,720 |
$ 68,720 |
Industry profile for Occupational Therapy Aides:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Occupational Therapy Aides are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Occupational Therapy Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Occupational Therapy Aides:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Occupational Therapy Aides:
Top paying industries for Occupational Therapy Aides:
Geographic profile for Occupational Therapy Aides:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Occupational Therapy Aides are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Occupational Therapy Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Occupational Therapy Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
800 |
0.04 |
1.53 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,280 |
| Massachusetts |
320 |
0.09 |
3.03 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,290 |
| Louisiana |
310 |
0.17 |
5.76 |
$ 13.83 |
$ 28,770 |
| Ohio |
240 |
0.04 |
1.48 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 35,150 |
| Texas |
210 |
0.02 |
0.54 |
$ 16.88 |
$ 35,120 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Therapy Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
310 |
0.17 |
5.76 |
$ 13.83 |
$ 28,770 |
| New Mexico |
90 |
0.10 |
3.56 |
$ 27.68 |
$ 57,580 |
| Massachusetts |
320 |
0.09 |
3.03 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,290 |
| Oklahoma |
100 |
0.06 |
2.01 |
$ 15.22 |
$ 31,660 |
| South Carolina |
130 |
0.06 |
1.99 |
$ 16.72 |
$ 34,780 |
Top paying states for Occupational Therapy Aides:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Occupational Therapy Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
290 |
0.05 |
1.58 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,960 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
270 |
0.10 |
3.34 |
$ 19.59 |
$ 40,750 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
120 |
0.01 |
0.44 |
$ 25.84 |
$ 53,750 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
110 |
0.29 |
10.09 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,230 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
100 |
0.04 |
1.39 |
$ 22.94 |
$ 47,710 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
60 |
0.02 |
0.79 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
60 |
0.10 |
3.36 |
$ 16.71 |
$ 34,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
60 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,050 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
50 |
0.13 |
4.44 |
$ 14.82 |
$ 30,830 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
50 |
0.05 |
1.81 |
$ 18.17 |
$ 37,780 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Therapy Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
110 |
0.29 |
10.09 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,230 |
| Lafayette, LA |
40 |
0.20 |
6.73 |
$ 13.09 |
$ 27,220 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
50 |
0.13 |
4.44 |
$ 14.82 |
$ 30,830 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
40 |
0.10 |
3.59 |
$ 27.62 |
$ 57,440 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
60 |
0.10 |
3.36 |
$ 16.71 |
$ 34,750 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
270 |
0.10 |
3.34 |
$ 19.59 |
$ 40,750 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
50 |
0.09 |
3.17 |
$ 14.76 |
$ 30,700 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
50 |
0.05 |
1.81 |
$ 18.17 |
$ 37,780 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
290 |
0.05 |
1.58 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,960 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
30 |
0.04 |
1.53 |
$ 19.62 |
$ 40,800 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Occupational Therapy Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
60 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,050 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
40 |
0.10 |
3.59 |
$ 27.62 |
$ 57,440 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.60 |
$ 55,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
120 |
0.01 |
0.44 |
$ 25.84 |
$ 53,750 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
60 |
0.02 |
0.79 |
$ 25.70 |
$ 53,460 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
50 |
0.02 |
0.56 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,860 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
100 |
0.04 |
1.39 |
$ 22.94 |
$ 47,710 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 19.95 |
$ 41,490 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
30 |
0.02 |
0.69 |
$ 19.65 |
$ 40,880 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
30 |
0.04 |
1.53 |
$ 19.62 |
$ 40,800 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Occupational Therapy Aides:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Occupational Therapy Aides:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Occupational Therapy Aides:
About May 2023 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
