DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1122 Occupational Therapists

Occupational Description:
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
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Northwest Balance of State 19048$37.27/hr$0.63/hr$28.42/hr$32.38/hr$36.77/hr$42.22/hr$47.96/hr
Minnesota 3,020230$37.03/hr$0.33/hr$27.59/hr$32.41/hr$36.66/hr$41.99/hr$48.14/hr
U S 133,5701,603$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
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services190$36.54/hr
Other Regional Data For Occupational Therapists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,980 $36.90/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 190 $36.77/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 190 $34.69/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State 140 $33.13/hr N/A
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
Rochester MN MSA N/A $35.76/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Social and Human Service Assistants1,040$18.07/hrN/A
Physical Therapists350$41.18/hrN/A
Directors, Religious Activities and Education20$19.91/hrN/A
Recreational TherapistsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Occupational Therapists