Occupational Therapist Assistant Program

Total 150 schools offer the Occupational Therapist Assistant programs. Its average tuition & fees is $10,692. In public schools, the tuition & fees is $5,444 for State residents and $9,116 for out-of-state students. In private schools the costs for the Occupational Therapist Assistant program is $22,252.

Occupational Therapist Assistant is A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of occupational therapists, to direct patient participation in skill-enhancing, learning, and motivational tasks; correct or diminish pathologies; and to provide direct health education and promotion services. Includes instruction in human life span development, occupational therapy principles and practice skills, treatment planning and implementation, record-keeping and documentation, patient education and intervention, activity and program direction, and assistive services management.

The annual average wage after completing Occupational Therapist Assistant is $103,847 and hourly $34.13. This statistics is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Next table shows the possible occupation and job list with average income having Occupational Therapist Assistant degree/certificate.