Assess, plan, and organize 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. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
According to the US Department of Labor, there are 131,600 people employed as occupational therapists in the United States. The median annual salary is $86,300. Entry level employees earn approximately $57,330 per year and senior employees earn approximately $122,670 per year.
Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.