Description
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.
Interests
- Social
- Investigative
Work Values
- Relationships
- Achievement
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
- Self-Control
Tasks
- Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Complete and maintain necessary records.
- Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
- Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
- Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
Work Activities
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Computer based training software
- Word processing software
- Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Problem Sensitivity
- Written Expression
Skills
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Service Orientation
- Critical Thinking
- Instructing
Knowledge
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Customer and Personal Service
- Medicine and Dentistry
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Occupational Therapy: Feeding, Eating, and SwallowingCertifying Organization
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Workers Compensation Healthcare ProviderCertifying Organization
International Sports Professionals Association
Type
Core
Certificate name
Occupational Therapy: Physical RehabilitationCertifying Organization
American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Technician Certification in BiofeedbackCertifying Organization
Biofeedback Certification International Alliance
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Occupational Therapist RegisteredCertifying Organization
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | N/A |
| Median (50%) | N/A |
| High (90%) | N/A |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $91,389 |
| Mid Level | $91,452 |
| Senior Level | $97,770 |
| Expert Level | $109,133 |
Employability
There are currently 150,500 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 167,300 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 11%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 11%
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