Occupational therapy assistants & aides

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce
42.2k
Average Age
40.8
Average Salary
$39,537
Average Male Salary
$43,908
Average Female Salary
$38,750

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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 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Occupational therapy assistants & aides by wage are Social & human service assistants, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, and Printing press operators.

The top 3 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 top 3 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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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Occupational therapy assistants & aides and on wages and locations 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. Occupational therapy assistants & aides are paid most in Somerset, Bedford & Fulton Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Muskingum & Perry Counties PUMA, OH.

Yearly Wage

$39,537
AVERAGE SALARY
± $2,597

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

Social & human service assistants make somewhat more than Occupational therapy assistants & aides while Printing press operators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Occupational therapy assistants & aides as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.256
WAGE GINI

In 2015, Occupational therapy assistants & aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.256, which is lower than 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).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS
  1. Somerset, Bedford & Fulton Counties PUMA, PA
  2. Huntsville City (Far Southeast) PUMA, AL
  3. Defiance, Williams, Henry & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Occupational therapy assistants & aides.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Occupational therapy assistants & aides
  1. Muskingum & Perry Counties PUMA, OH
  2. Massillon City PUMA, OH
  3. Lycoming & Clinton Counties PUMA, PA

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Occupational therapy assistants & aides.

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Most Common

The most common industries employing Occupational therapy assistants & aides, by number of employees, are Outpatient care centers, Nursing Care Facilities, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Home health care services, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, Elementary & secondary schools, Offices of other health practitioners, Individual & family services, Other health care services, Offices of physicians, and Administration of human resource programs.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Occupational therapy assistants & aides, by average wage, are Other health care services, National security & international affairs, and Nursing Care Facilities.

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Industries by Share

42.2k
2020 Workforce
± 5,042
22.2%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 14.6%

The number of people employed as Occupational therapy assistants & aides has been growing at a rate of 22.2%, from 34,532 people in 2019 to 42,191 people in 2020.

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  26.9%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 22.6% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 10.9%.

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Demographic information on Occupational therapy assistants & aides in the US. 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 (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.44k
MALE WORKFORCE
± 1,970
35.7k
FEMALE WORKFORCE
± 4,641

84.7% of Occupational therapy assistants & aides are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Occupational therapy assistants & aides.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Occupational therapy assistants & aides
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
  2. Black (Non-Hispanic)
  3. White (Hispanic)

70% of Occupational therapy assistants & aides are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.7% of Occupational therapy assistants & aides, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Occupational therapy assistants & aides.

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Age by Sex

39
AVERAGE MALE AGE
± 3.87
41.1
AVERAGE FEMALE AGE
± 1.64

The median age of Occupational therapy assistants & aides is 40.8, and Male employees are generally 2.04 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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learningEducation

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 a relatively high number of Occupational therapy assistants & aides hold a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
MOST COMMON MAJORS
  1. Health
  2. Parks, Recreation, & Leisure
  3. Psychology
MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS
  1. Parks, Recreation, & Leisure
  2. Human Sciences
  3. Health
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predictive-analysisSkills

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. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Occupational therapy assistants & aides need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, and Learning Strategies.

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