Description
Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
Interests
- Social
- Realistic
- Investigative
Work Values
- Relationships
- Independence
- Achievement
Work Styles
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Tasks
- Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
- Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
- Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
Work Activities
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Getting Information
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Detailed Work Activities
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Technology Skills
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Presentation software
- Device drivers or system software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Object or component oriented development software
Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Written Comprehension
- Written Expression
Skills
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Speaking
- Instructing
- Reading Comprehension
Knowledge
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Psychology
- Transportation
- Customer and Personal Service
Most Common Education Level
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Certificates
Certificate name
Seating and Mobility SpecialistCertifying Organization
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Vision Rehabilitation TherapistCertifying Organization
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Orientation and Mobility SpecialistCertifying Organization
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Low Vision TherapistsCertifying Organization
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist for People with Visual ImpairmentsCertifying Organization
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
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%) | $80,486 |
| Median (50%) | $93,843 |
| High (90%) | $108,902 |
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  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
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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