Monday, December 4, 2023

Occupational Therapist Employment in the Mid-East Region

Recently published May 2022 employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that there were nearly 135,000 occupational therapists (OTs) employed in the U.S.  About 24,000 of those OT jobs were in the Mid-East region of the country, an area that encompasses five states and the District of Columbia.  BLS data reveals the Mid-East region to be a mixed one in terms of OT pay, with OT annual mean wage levels in several states falling below the national average for all occupational therapists.  Even so, the District of Columbia and New Jersey were in the top ten nationally for OT annual mean wages.  BLS data reveals the following about occupational therapist employment in the Mid-East region of the U.S. as of May 2022:

Occupational Therapist Employment in the Mid-East Region

Occupational Therapist Employment in the Mid-East Region

State # Employed Annual Mean Wages Wage Rank*
DC 410 $96,000 10th
DE 420 $88,180 29th
MD 2,900 $95,810 11th
NJ 4,280 $104,710 3rd
NY 8,660 $95,280 13th
PA 7,290 $88,560 28th
U.S. 134,980 $92,800 -------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on December 2, 2023

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