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Program Codes
10295
31335
Employment Percentage
-4.926108374
SOC ID
31-2012
SOC Title
Occupational Therapy Aides
ONET ID
31-2012.00
ONET Concat ID
31201200
Median Salary
37003.19
EMSI Interest Area Term
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Ed Level High School
36.759998
Ed Level Certificate
8.72
Ed Level Some College
24.32
Ed Level Associates
28.4
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
1.8
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.
Core Tasks
  • Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
  • Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
  • Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
  • Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
  • Instruct patients and families in work, social, and living skills, the care and use of adaptive equipment, and other skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability.
  • Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
  • Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
  • Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
  • Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
  • Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
  • Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
  • Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
Start Annual Earnings
27747.2
Top Annual Earnings
61526.39
EMSI Career Title Slug
occupational-therapy-aide