Occupational Therapy Aides
Health Science · Therapeutic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $22,100; experienced workers reach $77,230. About 410 people do this job in Texas.
Job outlook
U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.
- Employment change
- +3%
- Openings a year
- 600
- Employed in 2024
- 5,200
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Short-term on-the-job training
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Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Service Orientation3.8
- Speaking3.5
- Social Perceptiveness3.5
- Active Listening3.6
- Coordination3.0
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Monitoring3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.4
What the work is
Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.
- Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
- Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
- Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
- Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
- Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
- Instruct patients and families in work, social, and living skills, the care and use of adaptive equipment, and other skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less37%
- Certificate9%
- Some college24%
- Associate degree28%
- Doctoral or professional2%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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