DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1122 Occupational Therapists

Occupational Description:

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 4 - West Central	80	11	$32.78/hr	$0.77/hr	$26.28/hr	$29.68/hr	$32.62/hr	$35.85/hr	$41.00/hr
Minnesota	2,240	148	$31.87/hr	$0.54/hr	$23.44/hr	$26.99/hr	$31.77/hr	$35.99/hr	$42.64/hr
U S	105,540	1,161	$37.23/hr	$0.15/hr	$24.61/hr	$30.47/hr	$36.74/hr	$43.99/hr	$52.17/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	80	$32.82/hr

Other Regional Data For Occupational Therapists
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	1,350	$31.58/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	190	$34.76/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	140	$33.66/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	120	$30.82/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	100	$28.22/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	90	$25.46/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	80	$32.62/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	80	$31.43/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	60	$35.46/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	30	$32.38/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	30	$32.48/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	30	$30.88/hr	N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	10	$27.89/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Social and Human Service Assistants	740	$13.02/hr	N/A
Physical Therapists	130	$32.68/hr	N/A

Tasks for Occupational Therapists

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.