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
Southwest Minnesota 16032$35.71/hr$1.02/hr$25.74/hr$29.57/hr$35.90/hr$42.08/hr$47.52/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 Services160$35.83/hr
Other Regional Data For Occupational Therapists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
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%
Southwest Minnesota 160 $35.90/hr 12.0%
Northeast Minnesota 130 $35.84/hr 7.9%
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Social and Human Service Assistants1,300$18.77/hr5.0%
Physical Therapists310$40.75/hr14.6%
Recreational Therapists40$25.11/hr6.5%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education40$18.54/hrN/A
Tasks for Occupational Therapists