How do they match: Occupational Therapists

  • Job Trainer
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Vocational Trainer
  • Independent Living Specialist

  • 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.

  • Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment.
  • Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
  • Provide patients with assistance in locating or holding jobs.

  • Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
  • Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.