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29-1122 Occupational Therapists

Occupational Description:
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	270	24	$42.92/hr	$30.97/hr	$38.81/hr	$42.24/hr	$49.03/hr	$52.11/hr
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	60	11	$44.23/hr	$36.73/hr	$38.30/hr	$42.09/hr	$49.08/hr	$52.86/hr
EDR 7E- East Central	50	9	$43.28/hr	$36.60/hr	$38.90/hr	$43.88/hr	$48.53/hr	$50.28/hr
EDR 7W- Central	160	19	$42.32/hr	$30.59/hr	$38.46/hr	$42.24/hr	$49.89/hr	$50.28/hr
Minnesota	3,070	175	$42.52/hr	$31.77/hr	$38.51/hr	$42.02/hr	$47.90/hr	$50.28/hr
U S	144,840	1,593	$47.95/hr	$32.30/hr	$39.27/hr	$47.73/hr	$54.23/hr	$64.20/hr

Leading Industries for Occupational Therapists

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	3,020	$41.77/hr
Public Administration	40	$47.47/hr

Other Regional Data for Occupational Therapists

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	40	$41.28/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	50	$40.10/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	70	$39.80/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	80	$40.26/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	100	$43.15/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	110	$40.44/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	110	$39.12/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	140	$40.10/hr	12.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	160	$39.08/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	160	$37.17/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	180	$39.49/hr	7.9%
Northwest Balance of State	210	$39.97/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	230	$39.97/hr	10.1%
Central Minnesota	270	$42.24/hr	12.8%
Rochester MN MSA	280	$47.10/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	360	$42.09/hr	7.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,860	$42.18/hr	11.7%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	2,010	$42.18/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,070	$42.02/hr	11.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	1,530	$73,443.36/yr	3.2%
Occupational Therapy Assistants	640	$30.30/hr	20.1%
Social and Human Service Assistants	12,260	$22.54/hr	7.3%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	220	$65,541.68/yr	5.1%

Task for Occupational Therapists

Complete and maintain necessary records.
Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.