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Occupational Therapists

in Central Arkansas (Except City of Little Rock)

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to disabled persons.

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Wages

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Area

Year

Period

Annual Mean

Annual Entry Level

Annual Experience Level

Central Arkansas (Except City of Little Rock)

2009

May

$79,622

$60,192

$89,337

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Short-Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2010	2012
Central Arkansas (Except City of Little Rock)	225	239	14	3.1	11

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Long-Term Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment Projections		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
Central Arkansas (Except City of Little Rock)	2008 - 2018	271	352	81	29.9	13

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Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in Central Arkansas (Except City of Little Rock)

Number Employed in Industry in 2008 in State of Arkansas

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of Arkansas

Growth Projection in State of Arkansas

Offices of Other Health Practitioners

552

306

33.9%

2.0%

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

129

14.3%

1.9%

Elementary and Secondary Schools

446

8.5%

1.9%

Individual and Family Services

350

7.3%

2.0%

Other Hospitals

6.0%

3.1%

Nursing Care Facilities

5.7%

1.7%

Child Day Care Services

380

4.4%

1.5%

Employment Services

118

2.3%

1.1%

Home Health Care Services

1.6%

2.0%

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

1.0%

2.6%

Management of Companies and Enterprises

0.8%

0.1%

Residential Mental Health Facilities

0.8%

2.9%

Outpatient Care Centers

335

0.6%

3.3%

Offices of Physicians

1,056

0.4%

2.0%

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Data for Central Arkansas (Except City of Little Rock) Not Available for Occupational Licensing Requirements.

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed .
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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Occupational Therapists

O*NET Characteristics

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Top 10 Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Service Orientation

Writing

Speaking

Instructing

Social Perceptiveness

Time Management

Critical Thinking

Active Learning

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Occupational Therapists

Top 10 Tasks

Importance
(0-100)high

Complete and maintain necessary records.

Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.

Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.

Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental and physical capabilities.

Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.

Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.

Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.

Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination and perceptual skills, using computer programs.

Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.

Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students and nurses and other medical staff.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
(0-100)high

Getting Information

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Documenting/Recording Information

Assisting and Caring for Others

Developing Objectives and Strategies

Performing General Physical Activities

Training and Teaching Others

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
(0-100)high

Achievement

Relationships

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
(0-100)high

Social

Realistic

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Occupational Therapists

Alternate Titles

Assistive Technology Trainer, Certified Low Vision Therapist, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, Independent Living Specialist, Industrial Rehabilitation Consultant, Industrial Therapist, Job Trainer, Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA/L), Low Vision Therapist, Occupational Therapist (OT), Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Orientation and Mobility Therapist for the Blind, Registered Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Engineer, Rehabilitation Teacher, Staff Therapist, Vision Rehabilitation Therapist, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist, Vocational Trainer

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