Healthcare Support

Occupational Therapy Assistants

SOC 31-2011

Help patients do the activities occupational therapists prescribe.

Median pay

$72k

$62k to $79k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

7k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI exposure

15%

modeled estimate · 28th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

63/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.