Occupational Therapy Aides
SOC Code: 31-2012
Occupational Therapy Aidess encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 92.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Service Orientation, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 92.3 — Very High
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Median Salary
$37,370
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Job Growth
2.5%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Service Orientation
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Coordination
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
- ✓Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
- ✓Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
- ✓Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
- ✓Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
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