How do they match: 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.

  • Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students or nurses and other medical staff.
  • Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.

  • Clean medical equipment or facilities.
  • Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
  • Design medical devices or appliances.
  • Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
  • Fabricate medical devices.
  • Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Train medical providers.
  • Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.