Jobs / Healthcare / 31-2012.00
Occupational Therapy Aides
Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.
- US jobs
- 4,310
- Median wage
- $39,160 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of occupational therapy aides?
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.
- 17%Train others on health or medical topicsNot measured
- 9%Maintain medical equipment or instrumentsNot measured
- 9%Provide support or encouragement to othersNot measured
- 9%Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient healthNot measured
- 8%Administer therapeutic treatmentsNot measured
- 6%Transport patients or clientsNot measured
- 4%Prepare health or medical documentsNot measured
- 4%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot 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.
- 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.
- Instruct patients and families in work, social, and living skills, the care and use of adaptive equipment, and other skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability.
- Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
- Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
- Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
- Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
- Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
- Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
Other job titles for this occupation (16)
Certified Occupational Rehabilitation Aide (CORA) · Direct Service Professional (DSP) · Direct Support Professional (DSP) · Occupational Rehabilitation Aide · Occupational Therapist Aide (OT Aide) · Occupational Therapy Aide (OT Aide) · Rehabilitation Aide (Rehab Aide) · Rehabilitation Services Aide · Restorative Aide · Independent Living Specialist · Rehabilitation Nursing Technician (Rehab Nursing Tech) · Rehabilitation Services Technician (Rehab Services Tech) · Rehabilitation Therapy Aide (Rehab Therapy Aide) · Rehabilitation Therapy Technician (Rehab Therapy Tech) · SNF COTA (Skilled Nursing Facility Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant) · Therapy Aide