Occupational therapists

The median annual salary for Occupational therapists in the US is $98,340.

The role is projected to grow 14% over the next decade (faster than average). Current US employment is approximately 160,000 workers.

The typical entry education is a Master's degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include hygiene in a health care setting, health care legislation, occupational physiology, medical terminology, orthopaedics, health care occupation-specific ethics. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Occupational therapists a score of 0.26 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

Occupational therapists has high barrier to entry — highly gated — a graduate degree or extended training/apprenticeship is typically required.