Occupational Therapists
Tasks Include:
- Complete and maintain necessary records.
- Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
- Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
- Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
- Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
- Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
- Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +15.8%
National: +13.9%
Education
Master's Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$93,180.00
State
$97,080.00
Regional
Occupational Therapists
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Master's Degree = 86.36%
- Bachelor's Degree = 13.64%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 36.36%
- None = 27.27%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.18%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 9.09%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 9.09%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 27.27%
- Up to and including 1 month = 27.27%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.73%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.64%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.09%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 40.91%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 22.73%
- None or short demonstration = 13.64%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 13.64%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 9.09%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Complete and maintain necessary records.
- Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
- Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
- Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
- Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
- Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
- Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
- Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
- Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students or nurses and other medical staff.
- Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment.
- Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
- Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.
- Advise on health risks in the workplace or on health-related transition to retirement.
- Conduct research in occupational therapy.
- Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Provide patients with assistance in locating or holding jobs.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Cutlery or utensils for the physically challenged (Adaptive cutlery)
- Patient care beds or accessories for general use (Adjustable beds)
- Keyboards (Alternative computer keyboards)
- Braille devices for the physically challenged (Braille printers)
- Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged (Computer switch interfaces)
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Domestic electric knives (Electric knives)
- Wheelchairs (Electric wheelchairs)
- Electronic blood pressure units
- Therapeutic balls or accessories (Exercise balls)
- Files
- Gait belts for rehabilitation or therapy (Gait and transfer belts)
- Goniometers
- Patient ceiling hoists (Hoists)
- Game pads or joy sticks (Joy sticks)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Lathes
- Patient lifts or accessories (Lift chairs)
- Hand looms (Looms)
- Mercury blood pressure units (Manual blood pressure cuffs)
- Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories (Mechanical stethoscopes)
- Orthotics or foot care products (Orthotics)
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers (Personal digital assistants PDA)
- Scanners (Portable scanning pens)
- Power drills
- Power sanders
- Vascular or compression apparel or supports (Pressure care garments)
- Pulleys or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy (Pulleys)
- Saws
- Patient scooters (Scooters)
- Domestic sewing machines (Sewing machines)
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering irons)
- Orthopedic splint systems (Splints)
- Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged (Switch use tools)
- Resistive exercise bands or putty or tubing or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy (Therabands)
- Headpointers or mouthsticks for the physically challenged (Tongue switches)
- Computer mouse or trackballs (Trackballs)
- Touch pads (Trackpads)
- Hand held camcorders or video cameras (Video cameras)
- Visual presenters (Video magnifiers)
- Voice synthesizers for the physically challenged (Voice output communication aids)
- Weights or sets or accessories for rehabilitation or therapy (Weights)
- Wheelchairs
- Walkers or rollators (Wheeled walkers)
- Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged (Wobble switches)
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- BillingTracker software
- Computer based training software
- Language arts educational software
- Math educational software
- Physical education educational software
- Science educational software
- Social studies educational software
- Special education educational software
- Text reader software
- Text to speech software
- Data base user interface and query software
- FileMaker Pro software
- Device drivers or system software
- Screen magnification software
- Screen reader software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Boardmaker Software
- Computer drawing software
- Internet browser software
- Internet browser software
- Synapse Adaptive Connect Outloud
- Medical software
- Casamba Smart
- Lexrotech LxPediatric
- Rehab Documentation Company ReDoc Suite
- Music or sound editing software
- Music software
- Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
- Duxbury Braille Translator
- Text scanning software
- Pattern design software
- Tactile graphic production kits software
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Voice recognition software
- Speech recognition software
- Word processing software
- Crick Software Clicker 4
- OpenOffice WRITER
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Special Requirements
Requirements of Licensure as an Occupational Therapist.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
An applicant for licensure shall submit the following on forms provided by the board:
EDUCATION:
A. An applicant who has received his professional education in the United States, its possessions or territories, shall successfully complete all academic and fieldwork requirements of an accredited educational program as verified by the ACOTE.
EXAM:
An applicant for licensure to practice as an occupational therapist shall submit evidence to the board that he or she has passed the certification examination for an occupational therapist and any other examination required for initial certification from the NBCOT. (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy)
Required Fees:
Initial License - $130
Reinstatement of the occupational therapist license which has been lapsed for two years or more - $180
License renewal (active) - $135
License renewal (inactive) - $70
Late renewal application fee within one renewal cycle - $50
Letter of good standing or verification to another state for a license - $10
Reinstatement of licensure - $2,000
Returned check shall be $35.
Duplicate license - $5
Duplicate wall certificate - $15
For More Information, Contact:
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
The Eugene B. Casey Building
800 South Frederick Avenue
Suite 200
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4150
Phone: 301.990.7979
Fax: 301.869.8492
http://www.nbcot.org/
Virginia Department Of Health Professions
Board Of Medicine
6603 West Broad St., 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: 804.662.9908
TTY: 804.662.7197
Fax: 804.662.9517
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/
Virginia Occupational Therapy Association
2314-C Commerce Center Drive
Rockville, VA 23416
Phone: 804.749.8001
Fax: 804.749.8003
[email protected]
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Additional Resources
For more information on occupational therapy as a career, contact:
The American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Ln.
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
http://www.aota.org
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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92.00 | Therapy and Counseling | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
88.75 | Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. |
81.75 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
80.75 | Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. |
77.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
71.50 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
61.25 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
56.00 | Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
78.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
78.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
75.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
75.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
75.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
75.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
72.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
72.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
68.75 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
68.75 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
53.00 | Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
50.00 | Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
50.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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78.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
72.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
72.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
72.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
68.75 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
68.75 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
59.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
56.25 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
93.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
91.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
86.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
81.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
81.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
81.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
80.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
80.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
78.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
76.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
75.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
75.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
71.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
71.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
70.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
70.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
70.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
68.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
68.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
67.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
64.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
64.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
62.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
61.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
61.25 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
60.25 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
59.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
56.75 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
52.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
52.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
51.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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98.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
96.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
95.50 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
93.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
93.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
89.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
86.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
85.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
85.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
81.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
80.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
79.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
76.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
76.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
71.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
66.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
83.33 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
80.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
77.83 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
66.67 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
55.50 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
96.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
94.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
93.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
90.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
89.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
88.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
87.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
87.20 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
84.60 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
83.60 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
82.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
79.00 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
77.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
73.60 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
72.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
72.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
71.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
64.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
59.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
58.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
57.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
56.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
55.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
54.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
53.60 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
53.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall 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.
- 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, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- 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).
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $63,320.00 | $93,180.00 | $104,730.00 |
Virginia | $66,290.00 | $97,080.00 | $107,830.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $80,299.11 | $113,604.86 | $134,632.14 |
Bay Consortium | $72,756.95 | $100,599.49 | $112,842.64 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $74,497.37 | $96,409.40 | $106,446.92 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $71,765.25 | $93,395.86 | $102,734.51 |
Crater Area | $77,354.11 | $100,473.84 | $117,521.83 |
Greater Peninsula | $71,447.48 | $96,976.39 | $108,629.71 |
Hampton Roads | $73,903.39 | $95,351.23 | $107,170.71 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $60,525.22 | $87,203.67 | $102,209.06 |
Northern Virginia | $81,988.64 | $110,296.40 | $132,411.96 |
Piedmont Workforce | $77,831.79 | $107,703.43 | $113,611.09 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $71,951.13 | $84,728.04 | $99,669.05 |
West Piedmont | $76,382.13 | $100,983.71 | $108,042.99 |
Western Virginia | $75,192.08 | $96,219.37 | $105,541.40 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Occupational Therapists
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 133,900 | 152,500 | +13.9% |
Virginia | 3,000 | 3,475 | +15.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 141 | 168 | +19.1% |
Bay Consortium | 150 | 188 | +25.3% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 593 | 641 | +8.1% |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 115 | 127 | +10.4% |
Hampton Roads | 381 | 422 | +10.8% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 120 | 128 | +6.7% |
Northern Virginia | 712 | 814 | +14.3% |
Piedmont Workforce | 184 | 208 | +13.0% |
Shenandoah Valley | 187 | 214 | +14.4% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 170 | 178 | +4.7% |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Psychiatric Technicians
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Aides
- Physical Therapist Aides
- Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Acute Care Nurses
- Registered Nurses
- Psychiatrists
- Family Medicine Physicians
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- Acupuncturists
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Allergists and Immunologists
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Anesthesiologists
- Art Therapists
- Athletic Trainers
- Audiologists
- Cardiologists
- Chiropractors
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Critical Care Nurses
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Dentists, All Other Specialists
- Dentists, General
- Dermatologists
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Emergency Medicine Physicians
- Exercise Physiologists
- Family Medicine Physicians
- General Internal Medicine Physicians
- Genetic Counselors
- Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
- Hearing Aid Specialists
- Home Health Aides
- Hospitalists
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
- Medical Assistants
- Midwives
- Music Therapists
- Naturopathic Physicians
- Neurologists
- Nurse Anesthetists
- Nurse Midwives
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nursing Assistants
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Aides
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
- Opticians, Dispensing
- Optometrists
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Orthodontists
- Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Orthoptists
- Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Pediatric Surgeons
- Pediatricians, General
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
- Physical Therapist Aides
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians, All Other
- Physicians, Pathologists
- Podiatrists
- Preventive Medicine Physicians
- Prosthodontists
- Psychiatric Aides
- Psychiatric Technicians
- Psychiatrists
- Radiation Therapists
- Radiologists
- Recreational Therapists
- Registered Nurses
- Respiratory Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Sports Medicine Physicians
- Surgeons, All Other
- Surgical Technologists
- Therapists, All Other
- Urologists
- Veterinarians
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; CareerOneStop. (Using onet28)
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Occupational Therapy
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Assistive Technology Trainer
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Independent Living Specialist
- Industrial Rehabilitation Consultant
- Industrial Therapist
- Job Trainer
- Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L)
- Occupational Therapist (OT)
- Registered Occupational Therapist
- Rehabilitation Engineer
- Staff Therapist
- Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
- Vocational Trainer
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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- Emory & Henry College
- James Madison University
- Mary Baldwin University
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- Shenandoah University
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)