Details Report for:
29-1122.00 - 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.
Sample of reported job titles: Assistive Technology Trainer, Early Intervention Occupational Therapist, Industrial Rehabilitation Consultant, Occupational Therapist (OT), Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Registered Occupational Therapist, Staff Occupational Therapist, Staff Therapist
Also see: Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Accounting software — BillingTracker
- Computer based training software — Language arts educational software; Special education educational software; Text reader software; Text to speech software (see all 8 examples)
- Data base user interface and query software — FileMaker Pro
- Device drivers or system software — Screen magnification software; Screen reader software
- Electronic mail software — Email software
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Computer drawing software; Mayer-Johnson Boardmaker
- Internet browser software — Synapse Adaptive Connect Outloud
- Medical software — Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR System; Casamba Smart; HMS; Lexrotech LxPediatric (see all 5 examples)
- Music or sound editing software — Music software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Optical character reader OCR or scanning software — Duxbury Braille Translator; Text scanning software
- Pattern design software — Tactile graphic production kits software
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Voice recognition software — Speech recognition software
- Web page creation and editing software — Facebook
- Word processing software — Crick Software Clicker 4; Microsoft Word
; OpenOffice WRITER
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged — Computer switch interfaces; Switch use tools; Wobble switches
- Braille devices for the physically challenged — Braille printers
- Computer mouse or trackballs — Trackballs
- Cutlery or utensils for the physically challenged — Adaptive cutlery
- Domestic electric knives — Electric knives
- Domestic sewing machines — Sewing machines
- Drilling machines — Drill presses
- Electronic blood pressure units
- Gait belts for rehabilitation or therapy — Gait and transfer belts
- Game pads or joy sticks — Joy sticks
- Goniometers
- Hand held camcorders or video cameras — Video cameras
- Hand looms — Looms
- Headpointers or mouthsticks for the physically challenged — Tongue switches
- Keyboards — Alternative computer keyboards
- Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory — Mechanical stethoscopes
- Mercury blood pressure units — Manual blood pressure cuffs
- Mill saw file — Single-cut mill saw files
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Orthopedic splint systems — Splints
- Orthotics or foot care products — Orthotics
- Patient care beds or accessories for general use — Adjustable beds
- Patient ceiling hoists — Hoists
- Patient lifts or accessories — Lift chairs
- Patient scooters — Scooters
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers — Personal digital assistants PDA
- Power drills
- Power sanders
- Pulleys or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy — Pulleys
- Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy — Resistive exercise bands
- Saws
- Scanners — Portable scanning pens
- Soldering iron — Soldering irons
- Therapeutic balls or accessories — Exercise balls
- Touch pads — Trackpads
- Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe — Lathes
- Vascular or compression apparel or support — Pressure care garments
- Visual presenters — Video magnifiers
- Voice synthesizers for the physically challenged — Voice output communication aids
- Walkers or rollators — Wheeled walkers
- Weights or sets or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy — Weights
- Wheelchairs — Electric wheelchairs
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Record patient medical histories.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.
- Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
- Design public or employee health programs.
- Direct healthcare delivery programs.
- Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
- Design medical devices or appliances.
- Fabricate medical devices.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Clean medical equipment or facilities.
- Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Train medical providers.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Advise communities or institutions regarding health or safety issues.
- Encourage patients or clients to develop life skills.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed |
Education | Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
Related Experience | Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
Job Training | Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, neurologists, and veterinarians. |
SVP Range | (8.0 and above) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
21-1022.00 | Healthcare Social Workers ![]() |
25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary ![]() |
25-1072.00 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary ![]() |
25-1193.00 | Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
29-1123.00 | Physical Therapists ![]() |
29-1125.00 | Recreational Therapists ![]() |
29-9091.00 | Athletic Trainers ![]() |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $40.84 hourly, $84,950 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 143,300 employees |
Projected growth (2019-2029) | ![]() |
Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 10,300 |
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Top industries (2019) | Health Care and Social Assistance (78% employed in this sector)
Educational Services (13%)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- American Educational Research Association
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Society of Hand Therapists
- American Society on Aging
- National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
- Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Occupational therapists
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- Society for the Study of Occupation: USA
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists