Occupational Therapists

Occupational Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Occupational therapy assistants and aids help patients who are mentally, physically, and emotionally disabled. They help them gain again their skills to care for themselves. These are supervised through occupational therapists. Occupational therapy assistants work in hospitals, nursing homes, schools for handicap, rehabilitation centers, and adult daycare centers.

Average Salary: $ 12,000- $ 15,000 (Occupational Therapy Aides)

                             $ 17,000- $ 26,000 (Occupational Therapy Assistants)

Educational Requirements:

   To be an occupational therapy aide you have to have a high school diploma or a GED and they get trained while being on the job. Occupational therapy assistants have to have two years of training in clinical experience and pass a test to be a qualified assistant.

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I would not like to be an occupational therapist because I am not good with anything that has to do with therapy. It does not catch my eye.