Healthcare
Occupational Therapy Aides
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$39,160
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$29k – $70k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Occupational Therapy Aides
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Occupational Therapy Aides
Entry / Junior
$29,430
~2 yrs to advance
Occupational Therapy Aides
Established
$39,160
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Occupational Therapy Aides
Senior
$54,680
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
- •Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
- •Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.