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Industries with Fastest Occupational Therapy Aides Salary Growth

These industries raised Occupational Therapy Aides salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

13
Industries with Growth
+127.4%
Highest Growth
+49.4%
Average Growth
2
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Occupational Therapy Aides salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 13 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Home Health Care Services $32,260 $73,350 +$41,090 +127.4%
2 Elementary and Secondary Schools $40,010 $66,030 +$26,020 +65.0%
3 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $30,430 $48,040 +$17,610 +57.9%
4 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $23,520 $36,460 +$12,940 +55.0%
5 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $23,590 $36,420 +$12,830 +54.4%
6 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $36,140 $55,600 +$19,460 +53.8%
7 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $35,350 $53,540 +$18,190 +51.5%
8 Educational Services $42,020 $61,950 +$19,930 +47.4%
9 Ambulatory Health Care Services $24,950 $36,530 +$11,580 +46.4%
10 Offices of Physicians $31,250 $38,160 +$6,910 +22.1%
11 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $31,530 $38,130 +$6,600 +20.9%
12 Hospitals $31,630 $38,000 +$6,370 +20.1%
13 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $31,900 $38,300 +$6,400 +20.1%

2 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Individual and Family Services $36,020 $26,500 -$9,520 -26.4%
2 Social Assistance $35,960 $28,390 -$7,570 -21.1%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Occupational Therapy Aides in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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