Occupational Therapist Assistant

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Average Wage

$91,798

growing 1.79%

People in Workforce

5.06M

growing 4.05%

Average Employee Age

42.4

declining 0.277%

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Health graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Health majors is $91,798 and the most common occupations are N/A.

The industry that employs the most Health majors is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

$91,798

Average Wage in Workforce

± $870

1.79%

1 Year Growth

± 1.34%

The average salary for Health majors is $91,798 and the most common occupations are N/A.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Health majors.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common occupations for Health majors, by number of employees, are N/A.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Health majors working as N/A.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Health majors are N/A.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

5.06M

2024 Workforce

± 54,321

4.05%

1 Year Growth

± 1.47%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.05%, from 4.86M in 2023 to 5.06M in 2024.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as N/A (NaNM%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The most common industries that employ Health majors, by number of employees, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Elementary & secondary schools.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

The highest paying industries of Health majors, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Pipeline transportation, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

5.06M

2024 Workforce

± 54,321

4.05%

1 Year Growth

± 1.47%

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.05%, from 4.86M in 2023 to 5.06M in 2024.

The industry which employs the most Health graduates by share is General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, followed by Outpatient care centers. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Health.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 42.4.

N/A

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Occupational Therapist Assistant is from the 2 Digit Course Health.

42.4

Average Age in 2024

± 0.142 Years

0.277%

1 Year Change

± 0.481%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are N/A and N/A years old, which represent N/A% and N/A% of the population, respectively.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Occupational Therapist Assistant field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Therapist Assistant majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Occupational Therapist Assistant majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Occupational Therapist Assistant majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.