Industries with Fastest Occupational Therapy Assistants Salary Growth

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

26
Industries with Growth
+46.2%
Highest Growth
+14.6%
Average Growth
1
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Occupational Therapy Assistants salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 26 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Individual and Family Services $46,910 $68,580 +$21,670 +46.2%
2 Social Assistance $48,360 $62,830 +$14,470 +29.9%
3 Educational Services $52,460 $68,110 +$15,650 +29.8%
4 Educational Support Services $59,600 $72,390 +$12,790 +21.5%
5 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $38,630 $45,830 +$7,200 +18.6%
6 Management of Companies and Enterprises $62,030 $72,800 +$10,770 +17.4%
7 Temporary Help Services $64,080 $75,130 +$11,050 +17.2%
8 Home Health Care Services $65,560 $76,800 +$11,240 +17.1%
9 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $62,240 $72,800 +$10,560 +17.0%
10 Employment Services $65,630 $75,500 +$9,870 +15.0%
11 Administrative and Support Services $65,630 $75,500 +$9,870 +15.0%
12 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $51,790 $59,490 +$7,700 +14.9%
13 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $66,750 $75,860 +$9,110 +13.6%
14 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $66,580 $75,500 +$8,920 +13.4%
15 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $56,470 $64,030 +$7,560 +13.4%
16 Elementary and Secondary Schools $50,950 $56,760 +$5,810 +11.4%
17 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $56,120 $62,480 +$6,360 +11.3%
18 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $66,080 $73,360 +$7,280 +11.0%
19 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $66,400 $73,300 +$6,900 +10.4%
20 Hospitals $57,600 $62,810 +$5,210 +9.0%
21 Ambulatory Health Care Services $62,100 $66,740 +$4,640 +7.5%
22 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $61,860 $65,590 +$3,730 +6.0%
23 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $61,830 $65,510 +$3,680 +6.0%
24 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $54,820 $57,010 +$2,190 +4.0%
25 Outpatient Care Centers $60,430 $61,790 +$1,360 +2.3%
26 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $61,990 $62,400 +$410 +0.7%

1 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Offices of Physicians $59,310 $58,680 -$630 -1.1%

About This Data

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