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Also called certified occupational rehabilitation aide, CORA, occupational rehabilitation aide and occupational therapist aide.
$39,160
Median pay a year
4,310
People do this work
6
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Administering screening tests
Maintaining medical equipment
Monitoring patient progress
Monitoring work procedures
Accompanying patients on outings
Moving patients
Stocking medical supplies
Preparing treatment areas
Preparing medical reports
Recording vital statistics
Maintaining medical records
Implementing therapeutic programs
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Occupational Therapy Aide
Summary
Occupational therapy aide supporting patients with physical needs, preparing treatment areas, and assisting therapists in implementing therapy programs to enhance patient performance and facilitate home and work adjustments
Experience
Occupational Therapy Aide
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Encouraged patients and attended to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals
Reported to supervisors or therapists on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments
Observed patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and recorded information in client records
Prepared and maintained work area, materials, and equipment, and maintained inventory of treatment and educational supplies
Transported patients to and from the occupational therapy work area
Instructed patients and families in work, social, and living skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability
Assisted occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to enhance performance
Skills
Technical Skills
Maintaining medical equipment, Preparing medical reports, Recording vital statistics
Core Skills
Monitoring patient progress, Monitoring work procedures, Administering screening tests
Hands-On Work
Accompanying patients on outings, Moving patients, Stocking medical supplies, Preparing treatment areas
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Encouraged patients to achieve therapeutic goalsReported on patients' progress and attitudesObserved and recorded patient attendance and progressPrepared and maintained work area and equipmentTransported patients to occupational therapy sessionsInstructed patients in adaptive skills and techniques
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Encouraged patients to achieve therapeutic goals, fostering a supportive environment for recovery
Observed and recorded patient attendance and progress, providing detailed reports to therapists
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Mention how patients responded to your encouragement
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Encouraged patients to achieve therapeutic goals, leading to improved motivation and engagement in their recovery
Mention how patients responded to your encouragement
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Patients showed improved motivation and engagementMany patients reached their goals fasterSeveral patients expressed gratitude for support
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Add how often you reported on patients' progress
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Observed and recorded patient attendance and progress, providing detailed reports to therapists
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Daily for each patientWeekly for all patientsEvery session for ongoing cases
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The work itself
What an Occupational Therapy Aide does
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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.
What it pays
How much does an Occupational Therapy Aide make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$35,920
Median
$39,160
75th percentile
$46,780
About 4,310 people do this work in the United States.
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Occupational Therapy Aide
Already yours: Administering screening tests, Maintaining medical equipment, Accompanying patients on outings
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$39,160 a year
What you have not done yet. Stocking medical supplies, Preparing treatment areas, Preparing medical reports
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Already yours: Administering screening tests, Maintaining medical equipment, Moving patients
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What you have not done yet. Monitoring medical equipment, Developing patient therapy programs, Preparing medical instruments
This page is about the occupation Occupational Therapy Aides. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.