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Occupational Therapy Assistants

Wages & Outlook

 

Typical Wages

Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.

This career: $28.95
Statewide median: $24.45

 

This career pays above the statewide median wage.


Wages for Occupational Therapy Assistants *

Area Low Median High
U S
$27.02 $32.79 $40.76
Minnesota
$25.56 $28.95 $32.70
Central Minnesota
$25.75 $26.22 $32.34
Northeast Minnesota
$25.13 $25.78 $32.54
Northwest Minnesota
$25.17 $25.65 $30.15
Southeast Minnesota
$25.46 $29.46 $33.25
Southwest Minnesota
$24.90 $25.65 $31.52
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
$26.22 $32.22 $32.70

* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.

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Employment

In Minnesota, there are 660 workers employed in this very small career.

Where do Occupational Therapy Assistants most often work?

 

Current Demand

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This career is currently in moderate demand.

 

Future Demand   This career is projected to grow much faster than average.

This career is seeing very high growth compared to other careers.

There will be a need for about 966 new Occupational Therapy Assistants to meet market demand between 2020-2030. This includes the demand due to replacement (workers leaving the occupation or retiring) as well as growth.

 

Employment Outlook for Occupational Therapy Assistants
Area Employment Employment Change
2020 2030 Number Percent
U S 43,300 58,900 15,600 36.1%
Minnesota 595 740 145 24.4%
Central Minnesota 78 101 23 29.5%
Northeast Minnesota 33 36 3 9.1%
Northwest Minnesota 34 44 10 29.4%
Southeast Minnesota 76 82 6 7.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 306 389 83 27.1%


Source: You can learn about our data sources in the About Us section.




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