Occupational Therapy Assistants
SOC 31-2011 · 2024-2034
Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $83,841per year
- Projected openings
- 6,200
- Projected change
- +32.4%
- Usually needs
- Associate's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Time Management
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $99,200 | 180 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $96,097 | 70 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $94,657 | 270 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $93,896 | 220 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $83,015 | 390 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $81,894 | 100 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $81,524 | 490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $79,317 | 1,590 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $76,221 | 760 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $85,215 | 18,930 | +41.1% |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $39,301 | 12,050 | +20.3% |
| Psychiatric Technicians | $50,516 | 16,680 | +27.5% |
| Respiratory Therapists | $107,754 | 14,350 | +22.2% |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $81,982 | 81,600 | +15% |
| Registered Nurses | $144,197 | 228,840 | +13.5% |