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
EDR 10 - Southeast	370	135	$35.26/hr	$0.89/hr	$25.96/hr	$29.73/hr	$34.89/hr	$39.28/hr	$47.25/hr
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 370 $34.89/hr

Other Regional Data For Occupational Therapists Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median 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)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Social and Human Service Assistants	700	$17.83/hr	N/A
Physical Therapists	540	$42.22/hr	N/A
Recreational Therapists	70	$22.96/hr	N/A
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	30	$21.48/hr	N/A

• 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.