DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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. Excludes "Rehabilitation Counselors" (21-1015).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	3,020	230	$37.03/hr	$0.33/hr	$27.59/hr	$32.41/hr	$36.66/hr	$41.99/hr	$48.14/hr
U S	133,570	1,603	$41.88/hr	$0.17/hr	$27.59/hr	$33.86/hr	$41.26/hr	$49.35/hr	$59.01/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Occupational Therapists Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 2,930 $36.69/hr Public Administration 60 $39.22/hr

Other Regional Data For Occupational Therapists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 3,020 $36.66/hr 11.0% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,980 $36.90/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,840 $36.86/hr 11.7% Southeast Minnesota 370 $34.89/hr 7.7% Central Minnesota 280 $38.38/hr 12.8% Northwest Minnesota 270 $35.96/hr 10.1% Fargo ND-MN MSA 190 $34.69/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 190 $36.77/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 160 $35.90/hr 12.0% Southeast Balance of State 140 $33.13/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 130 $35.84/hr 7.9% Duluth MN-WI MSA 120 $35.43/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 120 $38.14/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 100 $34.80/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 90 $35.71/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 80 $36.27/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 20 $39.49/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $35.76/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2022 - 2032
Social and Human Service Assistants	12,970	$17.60/hr	7.3%
Physical Therapists	4,670	$41.10/hr	10.7%
Recreational Therapists	410	$27.98/hr	3.8%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	380	$25.31/hr	0.0%

• Plans, organizes, and conducts occupational therapy program in hospital, institutional, or community setting.
• Plans programs and social activities to help patients learn work skills and adjust to handicaps.
• Selects activities which will help individual learn work skills within limits of individual's mental and physical capabilities.
• Recommends changes in individual's work or living environment, consistent with needs and capabilities.
• Lays out materials for individual's use and cleans and repairs tools after therapy sessions.
• Consults with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
• Completes and maintains necessary records.
• Trains nurses and other medical staff in therapy techniques and objectives.
• Designs and constructs special equipment, such as splints and braces.
• Requisitions supplies and equipment.
• Teaches individuals skills and techniques required for participation in activities and evaluates individual's progress.