• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
144,840	1.1 %	$ 46.54	$ 96,790	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Occupational Therapists:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 31.35	$ 38.12	$ 46.33	$ 52.64	$ 62.32
Annual Wage (2)	$ 65,210	$ 79,290	$ 96,370	$ 109,480	$ 129,620

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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	42,840	3.75	$ 45.85	$ 95,380
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	31,930	0.56	$ 47.51	$ 98,810
Elementary and Secondary Schools	17,690	0.21	$ 40.95	$ 85,180
Home Health Care Services	11,740	0.73	$ 53.11	$ 110,460
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	9,950	0.72	$ 48.91	$ 101,740

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	42,840	3.75	$ 45.85	$ 95,380
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	8,590	3.01	$ 48.70	$ 101,290
Home Health Care Services	11,740	0.73	$ 53.11	$ 110,460
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	9,950	0.72	$ 48.91	$ 101,740
Educational Support Services	1,480	0.58	$ 45.55	$ 94,750

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	380	0.01	$ 55.44	$ 115,310
Home Health Care Services	11,740	0.73	$ 53.11	$ 110,460
Outpatient Care Centers	1,660	0.16	$ 52.26	$ 108,690
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	9,950	0.72	$ 48.91	$ 101,740
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	8,590	3.01	$ 48.70	$ 101,290

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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	12,470	0.69	0.73	$ 54.59	$ 113,550
Texas	10,570	0.78	0.82	$ 48.85	$ 101,610
New York	10,460	1.11	1.17	$ 51.70	$ 107,530
Florida	8,100	0.85	0.89	$ 44.62	$ 92,820
Illinois	7,270	1.21	1.27	$ 46.23	$ 96,160

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)
Connecticut	2,960	1.78	1.87	$ 46.26	$ 96,220
Maine	1,060	1.70	1.78	$ 38.75	$ 80,590
Massachusetts	5,280	1.45	1.52	$ 45.36	$ 94,340
New Hampshire	890	1.31	1.37	$ 42.16	$ 87,690
Indiana	4,080	1.29	1.35	$ 42.65	$ 88,700

Top paying states for Occupational Therapists:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	12,470	0.69	0.73	$ 54.59	$ 113,550
New York	10,460	1.11	1.17	$ 51.70	$ 107,530
Nevada	1,220	0.83	0.87	$ 51.48	$ 107,070
New Jersey	4,950	1.18	1.24	$ 50.91	$ 105,880
Colorado	3,540	1.25	1.31	$ 50.46	$ 104,950

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	10,420	1.10	1.15	$ 55.96	$ 116,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,840	1.30	1.36	$ 47.54	$ 98,890
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,500	0.73	0.76	$ 54.17	$ 112,660
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,000	1.45	1.52	$ 45.73	$ 95,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,990	1.41	1.48	$ 48.00	$ 99,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,890	0.73	0.76	$ 49.92	$ 103,830
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,290	0.81	0.85	$ 49.18	$ 102,300
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,220	0.70	0.73	$ 49.32	$ 102,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,200	1.06	1.11	$ 50.34	$ 104,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,130	0.78	0.82	$ 45.68	$ 95,020

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)
Homosassa Springs, FL	90	2.71	2.84	$ 41.33	$ 85,960
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	110	2.69	2.82	$ 44.80	$ 93,180
Rochester, MN	280	2.33	2.44	$ 42.30	$ 87,990
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	910	2.28	2.39	$ 47.01	$ 97,780
Cumberland, MD-WV	80	2.24	2.35	$ 47.14	$ 98,060
Waterbury, CT	150	2.21	2.31	$ 44.78	$ 93,140
Gadsden, AL	70	2.01	2.11	$ 45.57	$ 94,780
Jonesboro, AR	120	2.00	2.09	$ 47.32	$ 98,420
Bay City, MI	70	2.00	2.09	$ 35.58	$ 74,000
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	90	1.97	2.06	$ 38.89	$ 80,890