Career Opportunities
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Median annual earnings of occupational therapist assistants were $45,050 in May 2007. The middle 50 percent earned between $36,300 and $54,140. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $27,800, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $62,292. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of occupational therapist assistants in May 2007 were:
Home health care services $56,780
Offices of occupational therapy practitioners $47,970
Nursing care facilities $46,810
General medical and surgical hospitals $42,970
Specialty hospitals $45,060
SALARY DATA PROVIDED BY U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS