Occupational therapy assistants & aides

About

Occupational therapy assistants & aides are most often employed by the Outpatient care centers industry. The average yearly wage for Occupational therapy assistants & aides was $39,537 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Occupational therapy assistants & aides are Massillon City PUMA, OH, Muskingum & Perry Counties PUMA, OH, and Northern Mississippi Region PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Occupational therapy assistants & aides are Muskingum & Perry Counties PUMA, OH, Massillon City PUMA, OH, and Tazewell County PUMA, IL.

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Employment and salary information for the Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce. Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce in 2020 was 42,191 people, of which 84.7% were women and 15.3% were men. Occupational therapy assistants & aides are paid most in Somerset, Bedford & Fulton Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Muskingum & Perry Counties PUMA, OH.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

6,442

Male Workforce

± 1.97k

35,749

Female Workforce

± 4.64k

The Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce in 2020 was 42,191 people (84.7% women and 15.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 164% between 2014 (16,010) and 2020 (42,191).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Occupational therapy assistants & aides.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($57,435), Alaska ($55,053), and Georgia ($51,441).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$39,537

AVERAGE WAGE

#365 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Occupational therapy assistants & aides earned an average of $39,537, $16,417 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Occupational therapy assistants & aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.289

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Occupational therapy assistants & aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.289, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Occupational therapy assistants & aides (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Occupational therapy assistants & aides compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Occupational therapy assistants & aides and on wages for those in the field. Outpatient care centers is the industry that employs the most Occupational therapy assistants & aides, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Occupational therapy assistants & aides, by average wage, is Other health care services ($51,203).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

42.2k

2020 Workforce

± 5,042

22.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.6%

This graphic shows the share of Occupational therapy assistants & aides employed by various industries. Outpatient care centers employs the largest share of Occupational therapy assistants & aides at 44.6%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 37.4% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 18%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Occupational therapy assistants & aides in the US. The workforce of Occupational therapy assistants & aides in 2020 was 42,191 people, with 84.7% woman, and 15.3% men. The average age of male Occupational therapy assistants & aides in the workforce is 39 and of female Occupational therapy assistants & aides is 41.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Occupational therapy assistants & aides is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Occupational therapy assistants & aides in 2020 was 42,191 people, with 84.7% woman, and 15.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (6,752 people), 30 to 34 years (6,309 people), and 45 to 49 years (4,948 people). Among them they concentrated 43.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 10.4% of Occupational therapy assistants & aides workers were Hispanic and 89.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.9%), Puerto Rican (25.7)%, and Dominican (9.35)%

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Races

In 2020, 75.6% of the Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce were White, of which 86.1% were women and 13.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13%) and Two or More Races (4.82%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Occupational therapy assistants & aides from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Occupational therapy assistants & aides is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Among the necessary skills for Occupational therapy assistants & aides, Service Orientation stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Occupational therapy assistants & aides need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Occupational therapy assistants & aides in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (2,338 people), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (1,105 people), and Psychology (783 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Occupational therapy assistants & aides workers were Associates Degree (21,575 people), Bachelors Degree (7,569 people), and Some college (6,856 people).

The graphic shows the Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Occupational therapy assistants & aides from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational therapy assistants & aides need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking.

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