Will “Occupational Therapist (OT)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Job Description

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1122.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 83,730.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 40.00
• Currently, there are 118,070 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Occupational Therapists”.

Also Known As…

• Occupational Therapists
• Staff Therapist
• Staff Occupational Therapist
• Rehabilitation Supervisor
• Registered Occupational Therapist
• Pediatric Occupational Therapist
• Occupational Therapy Co-Director
• Industrial Rehabilitation Consultant
• Early Intervention Occupational Therapist
• Assistive Technology Trainer
• Vocational Trainer
• Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
• Rehabilitation Engineer
• Occupational Therapist (OT)
• Job Trainer
• Industrial Therapist
• Independent Living Specialist

Tasks for “Occupational Therapist (OT)”

• Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
• Train caregivers how to provide for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.
• Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment.
• Conduct research in occupational therapy.
• 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.
• Provide patients with assistance in locating or holding jobs.
• 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.
• Complete and maintain necessary records.
• Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
• Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
• Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
• Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
• Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students or nurses and other medical staff.
• 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.
• Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.
• Advise on health risks in the workplace or on health-related transition to retirement.

Related Technology & Tools

• Video cameras
• Scooters
• Sewing machines
• Wobble switches
• Orthotics
• Looms
• Wheeled walkers
• Personal digital assistants PDA
• Soldering irons
• Alternative computer keyboards
• Portable scanning pens
• Video magnifiers
• Exercise balls
• Pressure care garments
• Power drills
• Electric knives
• Power sanders
• Goniometers
• Joy sticks
• Saws
• Personal computers
• Computer switch interfaces
• Splints
• Drill presses
• Trackballs
• Mechanical stethoscopes
• Wheelchairs
• Adaptive cutlery
• Gait and transfer belts
• Electric wheelchairs
• Weights
• Lathes
• Braille printers
• Laptop computers
• Trackpads
• Electronic blood pressure units
• Switch use tools
• Hoists
• Manual blood pressure cuffs
• Resistive exercise bands
• Single-cut mill saw files
• Pulleys
• Lift chairs
• Adjustable beds
• Voice output communication aids
• Tongue switches

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• Text to speech software
• Screen reader software
• Word processing software
• Rehab Documentation Company ReDoc Suite
• Email software
• Microsoft Office
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• Spreadsheet software
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