The Job Outlook for Occupational Therapy

This is a great time to be an occupational therapy practitioner. Don't just take our words for it. It has been consistently ranks high as one of the top jobs, and recession-proof job:

• U.S. News & World Report, January 2014:
  Ranking of the Best Health Care Jobs: Occupational Therapist is No. 9 and Occupational Therapy Assistant is No. 13 (out of 38)
• eHow, January 2014:
  10 Most-Needed Jobs in the Future
• TIME, January 2014:
  These Are the 5 Most In-Demand Jobs Right Now
• USAToday, December 2013:
  Health care workers will lead U.S. Job Gains to 2022
• Career Alley, December 2013:
  5 Hot Careers in Health Care
• CareerCast, December 2013
  The 12 Best Health Care Jobs of 2013 (OT is No. 3)
• Reuters, December 2013
  The Best Jobs in Health Care in 2014
• CNN Money, November, 2013:
  Best Jobs in America (OT is No. 34)
• Newsweek, October 2013:
  Occupational Therapy: A Growing Health Care Profession
• About.com, July 2013:
  Career Profile: Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Health Callings, April 2013:
  Where are all the male OTs?
• CBS Chicago, February, 2013:
  10 Jobs with a high starting salary
• CNN Money, Jan, 2013:
  A job with 2% unemployment
• U.S. News & World Report, Dec, 2012:
  Job market predictions for 2013 and beyond
• Huffington Post, Nov, 2012:
  Fast-growing jobs that don’t require a 4-year college degree

AOTA Resources for Students

• Your Career in Occupational Therapy: Workforce Trends in Occupational Therapy