Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides

This post summarizes key statistics on Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	10,372
25	36,650
30	43,216
35	48,866
40	48,617
45	48,617
50	46,346
55	45,930
60	45,376
65	38,218

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	1.7
High School Degree	10.3
Some College, No Degree	12.0
Associate's Degree	51.9
Bachelor's Degree	19.6
Master's Degree	3.9
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.3
PhD	0.2

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	12.50
20-39	36.80
39-41	42.90
41-50	6.10
50-60	0.80
More than 60	0.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
44.20	43,216	Health services, n.e.c.
15.40	52,734	Nursing and personal care facilities
12.20	40,826	Hospitals
10.10	30,541	Elementary and secondary schools
9.00	48,866	Residential care facilities, without nursing
2.70	32,412	Social services, n.e.c.
1.60	45,363	Offices and clinics of physicians
0.50	54,975	Personnel supply services
0.50	25,900	Offices and clinics of chiropractors
0.50	41,197	Administration of human resources programs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
76.00	No 4-Year Degree	41,293
4.90	Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure	45,363
3.40	Psychology	45,376
2.30	Treatment Therapy Professions	43,216
1.30	General Medical and Health Services	59,862
1.00	Biology	59,862
0.80	Nursing	35,018
0.70	Medical Assisting Services	70,312
0.60	Family and Consumer Sciences	41,960
0.60	Health and Medical Administrative Services	48,866

This table highlights the top majors people working as Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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