Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1122.01
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
- US jobs
- 162,450 (SOC 29-1122 group, "Occupational Therapists")
- Median wage
- $100,330 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 29-1122 group).
- 16%Train others on health or medical topicsNot measured
- 9%Develop patient or client care or treatment plansNot measured
- 8%Train others to use equipment or productsNot measured
- 5%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 5%Develop public or community health programsNot measured
- 4%Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment optionsNot measured
- 4%Prepare health or medical documentsNot measured
- 4%Monitor health conditions of humans or animalsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
- Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
- Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
- Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
- Teach self-advocacy skills to clients.
- Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
- Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
- Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
Certified Low Vision Therapist (CLVT) · Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) · Mobility Specialist · Orientation and Mobility Instructor (O and M Instructor) · Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O and M Specialist) · Rehabilitation Teacher · Rehabilitation Therapist · Students with Visual Impairments Teacher (TVI) · Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) · Visually Impaired Teacher (TVI) · Blind Orientation and Mobility Therapist (Blind O and M Therapist) · Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) · Global Mobility Specialist · Low Vision Therapist · Mobility Professional · Orientation Specialist · Rehabilitation Specialist · Vision Specialist · Vision Therapist