Occupational Therapists
SOC Code: 29-1122
Occupational Therapistss test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 100.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Monitoring, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 100.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$98,340
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Job Growth
13.8%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Monitoring
- •Active Listening
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Speaking
- •Learning Strategies
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
Common Tasks
- ✓Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
- ✓Complete and maintain necessary records.
- ✓Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate persons with disabilities because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
- ✓Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
- ✓Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation