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Occupational Therapist (OT)

Occupational Therapist (OT) - helps people improve their ability to perform everyday tasks or return to work. Through a variety of interventions and adaptive tools, OTs assist patients by improving their motor function and reasoning abilities or by helping them to compensate for a permanent loss of function.

Allied Health Field:		Occupational Therapist
Length of Training:		4 years
Education or Training Requirement:		Bachelor's Degree
Requirements for Certification, Registration or Licensure:		Certification Exam & License
*Earning Potential:**		$36,000 to $56,000
Where They Work:		Hospitals, rehabilitation centers, community health centers, physical therapy centers, home health services, retirement homes, long-term care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, vocational rehabilitation hospitals and centers, independent living centers, schools and universities (teaching and research).

*The salary figures cited here are intended to give an idea of the range for what one can earn within the professions listed. Each JHS partner has its own pay scale; these figures are based on salary averages for the Year 2002. Of course, any starting salary is based on an individual's experience, level of education and training.

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