Salary for Occupational Therapists
Also known as: Occupational Therapist, OT, Registered Occupational Therapist
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The goal of occupational therapists is to assist individuals impaired by injury, illness or developmental problems to build or restore the capacity to conduct basic homemaking, vocational, independent living and daily living skills. They may work in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, or community settings. In addition to providing therapy, these individuals may propose modifications to living spaces in order to accomodate individual disabilities. A Master's degree is generally requried for entry into this profession.A Occupational Therapist gets a salary of between $57,330 and $122,670 based on experience. usually get an average wage of eigthy-seven thousand four hundred and eigthy dollars per year.
can get the highest pay in Nevada, where they receive average job salaries of close to about $111,270. People in this job function are compensated the highest in Management of Companies and Enterprises, where they earn pay of $99,850.
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SALARY TREND
The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 57.21 percent nationwide in that time.
INDUSTRIES
Occupational Therapists tend to make the most in the following industries:
$99,850
$92,510
$88,870
$87,440
$86,190
$78,990
In general, they earn less within the industries below:
$66,380
$71,050
$78,990
$86,190
$87,440
$88,870
