Occupational Therapists Career

Vocational Programs for Occupational Therapists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
145K	$46.54	$96,790

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 2024 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.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Occupational Therapists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Exercise Physiology	1	-	-	-	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	33	-	-	-	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	5	-	-	-	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	5	-	-	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	8	-	-	-	-
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)	1	-	-	-	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	60	$32,088	$1,480	1,259 Hours	18.67 Months
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	27	$42,871	$1,901	202 Hours	18.89 Months
Art Therapy/Therapist	5	-	-	-	-
Dance Therapy/Therapist	2	-	-	-	-
Music Therapy/Therapist	2	-	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	1	-	-	-	-
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	13	$37,717	$698	90 Hours	15.00 Months
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist	1	-	-	-	-
Animal-Assisted Therapy	3	-	-	-	-
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	9	-	-	603 Hours	5.00 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Occupational Therapists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Exercise Physiology

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other)

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

$32,088

$1,480

1,259 Hours

18.67 Months

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

$42,871

$1,901

202 Hours

18.89 Months

Art Therapy/Therapist

Dance Therapy/Therapist

Music Therapy/Therapist

Physical Therapy/Therapist

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

$37,717

$698

90 Hours

15.00 Months

Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist

Animal-Assisted Therapy

Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)

603 Hours

5.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Occupational Therapists

The following 159 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Occupational Therapists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.