Occupational therapy assistants & aides

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

55.7k

Average Age

40.7

Average Salary

$43,448

Average Male Salary

$48,928

Average Female Salary

$42,374

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 $43,448 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Occupational therapy assistants & aides are Monroe County PUMA, MI, Hidalgo County (Southeast)--Weslaco & Mercedes Cities PUMA, TX, and Plymouth County (South)--Plymouth Town, Middleborough & Wareham PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Occupational therapy assistants & aides are Hidalgo County (Southeast)--Weslaco & Mercedes Cities PUMA, TX, Erie County (Northwest) PUMA, NY, and San Lorenzo, Juncos & Las Piedras PUMA, PR.

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Employment and salary information for the Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce. Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce in 2023 was 55,728 people, of which 83.6% were women and 16.4% were men. Occupational therapy assistants & aides are paid most in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK but are relatively concentrated in Hidalgo County (Southeast)--Weslaco & Mercedes Cities PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

9,133

Male Workforce

± 2.35k

46,595

Female Workforce

± 5.3k

The Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce in 2023 was 55,728 people (83.6% women and 16.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 246% between 2014 (16,089) and 2023 (55,728).

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 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($71,750), Vermont ($71,095), and Alaska ($70,402).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$43,448

AVERAGE WAGE

#394 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Occupational therapy assistants & aides earned an average of $43,448, $24,279 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Occupational therapy assistants & aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.307

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Occupational therapy assistants & aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.307, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 Administration of human resource programs ($61,079).

Occupations by Industries

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Value

55.7k

2023 Workforce

± 5,795

3.58%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.3%

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 39.9%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 24.8% and Home health care services with 17.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Occupational therapy assistants & aides in the US. The workforce of Occupational therapy assistants & aides in 2023 was 55,728 people, with 83.6% woman, and 16.4% men. The average age of male Occupational therapy assistants & aides in the workforce is 39.3 and of female Occupational therapy assistants & aides is 40.9, 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 2023 was 55,728 people, with 83.6% woman, and 16.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (9,288 people), 30 to 34 years (8,441 people), and 35 to 39 years (6,545 people). Among them they concentrated 43.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 13.4% of Occupational therapy assistants & aides workers were Hispanic and 86.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.1%), Puerto Rican (19.5)%, and Dominican (8.03)%

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Races

In 2023, 70% of the Occupational therapy assistants & aides workforce were White, of which 85.5% were women and 14.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (14%) and Two or More Races (8.31%).

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 2023 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

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

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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (3,236 people), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (1,936 people), and Psychology (1,619 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 (26,039 people), Bachelors Degree (10,496 people), and Some college (9,153 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 Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension.