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
EDR 9 - South Central 11024$35.84/hr$1.73/hr$24.98/hr$30.28/hr$36.23/hr$42.04/hr$47.85/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 Services110$36.13/hr
Other Regional Data For Occupational Therapists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,840 $36.86/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 370 $34.89/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 200 $38.81/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 150 $29.96/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 130 $35.84/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 110 $36.23/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 100 $35.06/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 80 $38.12/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 50 $36.73/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 50 $38.00/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 40 $36.20/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 40 $36.53/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 30 $32.93/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Physical Therapists130$43.20/hrN/A
Directors, Religious Activities and Education20$35.57/hrN/A
Recreational Therapists10$26.56/hrN/A
Social and Human Service AssistantsN/A$21.35/hrN/A
Tasks for Occupational Therapists