As of June 2026, Occupational Therapy Assistants has an AI-exposure score of 51/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Occupational Therapy Assistants
More exposed than 35% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$72,300. About 7,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Healthcare Support roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintain this information in client records.
- Attend continuing education classes.
- Order any needed educational or treatment supplies.
- Assemble, clean, or maintain equipment or materials for patient use.
- Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual or creative arts or games.
- Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
- Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
- Evaluate the daily living skills or capacities of clients with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
- Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer educational, vocational, or recreational programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.
- Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement.
- Design, fabricate, or repair assistive devices or make adaptive changes to equipment or environments.
- Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities.
- Alter treatment programs to obtain better results if treatment is not having the intended effect.
- Aid patients in dressing and grooming themselves.
- Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs.
- Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans.
- Teach patients how to deal constructively with their emotions.
- Implement, or assist occupational therapists with implementing, treatment plans designed to help clients function independently.
- Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.
- Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.
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