Vocational Programs for Occupational Therapists Career

The role of Occupational Therapists is to assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $96,790 and $47 per hour. 16 vocational programs could be taken for the Occupational Therapists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 144,840 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Occupational Therapists is $37,559. The average length of the programs is 539 hours and the average completion time is 14.39 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Occupational Therapists Career

The following 16 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Occupational Therapists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Occupational Therapists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Exercise Physiology	1	$32,447	-	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	40	$30,830	-	-	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	6	$27,141	-	-	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	5	$25,496	-	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	12	$28,306	-	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	1	$37,100	-	-	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	71	$32,088	$1,480	1,259 Hours	18.67 Months
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	33	$42,871	$1,901	202 Hours	18.89 Months
Art Therapy/Therapist	7	$35,705	-	-	-
Dance Therapy/Therapist	2	-	-	-	-
Music Therapy/Therapist	2	$32,478	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	2	$35,258	-	-	-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	13	$37,717	$698	90 Hours	15.00 Months
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	1	$19,028	-	-	-
Animal-Assisted Therapy	6	$31,457	-	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	7	$27,812	-	603 Hours	5.00 Months

Related Occupations to Occupational Therapists Career

The following 24 occupations are related to Occupational Therapists.

Related Occupations toOccupational Therapists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
	-	-	-
Psychologists, All Other	14,480	$110,300	$53
Rehabilitation Counselors	84,750	$48,430	$23
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	115K	$63,870	$31
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	24,850	$76,420	$0
Special Education Teachers, All Other	43,700	$76,000	$0
Occupational Therapists	145K	$96,790	$47
Physical Therapists	241K	$100,440	$48
Recreational Therapists	15,540	$60,910	$29
Respiratory Therapists	130K	$80,340	$39
Speech-Language Pathologists	172K	$92,630	$45
Registered Nurses	3,175K	$94,480	$45
Nurse Practitioners	280K	$128,490	$62
Emergency Medicine Physicians	35,100	$306,640	$147
Family Medicine Physicians	112K	$240,790	$116
Psychiatrists	24,830	$256,930	$124
Physicians, All Other	310K	$248,640	$120
Psychiatric Technicians	116K	$43,650	$21
Psychiatric Aides	32,310	$41,000	$20
Occupational Therapy Assistants	46,090	$68,170	$33
Occupational Therapy Aides	4,430	$42,060	$20
Physical Therapist Assistants	104K	$65,860	$32
Physical Therapist Aides	42,390	$34,810	$17
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	102K	$47,010	$23

Schools offering vocational programs for Occupational Therapists

The following 194 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Occupational Therapists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.