# Occupational Therapists

SOC 29-1122. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $100,330 (middle half $82,510–$116,670; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $71,594; 96% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 14.8%; ~10k openings a year; typical entry: Master's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- Treatment Therapy Professions: 24% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/rehabilitation-therapy-sciences)
- Psychology: 15% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 12% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- General Medical And Health Services: 10% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/health-sciences)
- Biology: 6% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Nursing: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/nursing)
- Family And Consumer Sciences: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/human-development-and-family-studies, https://educationguide.com/degrees/foods-nutrition-and-related-services)
- Communication Disorders Sciences And Services: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/speech-language-pathology-communication-disorders)
- Multi-Disciplinary Or General Science: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biological-and-physical-sciences)
- Community And Public Health: 1% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/public-health)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $103,680
- AL: $94,050
- AR: $106,360
- AZ: $103,660
- CA: $124,510
- CO: $106,720
- CT: $102,440
- DC: $109,170
- DE: $102,130
- FL: $99,360
- GA: $104,010
- HI: $102,870
- IA: $89,910
- ID: $97,760
- IL: $99,700
- IN: $97,020
- KS: $99,170
- KY: $97,650
- LA: $98,490
- MA: $100,930
- MD: $106,980
- ME: $84,310
- MI: $89,910
- MN: $93,050
- MO: $97,290
- MS: $94,930
- MT: $88,990
- NC: $92,940
- ND: $83,200
- NE: $93,740
- NH: $83,900
- NJ: $103,410
- NM: $99,170
- NV: $110,520
- NY: $96,390
- OH: $99,390
- OK: $104,300
- OR: $112,310
- PA: $98,440
- PR: $51,850
- RI: $100,040
- SC: $101,130
- SD: $85,050
- TN: $97,700
- TX: $106,140
- UT: $97,150
- VA: $100,710
- VT: $93,340
- WA: $107,670
- WI: $92,390
- WV: $96,190
- WY: $86,170

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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