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Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists in Puerto Rico

Considering working as a Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists in Puerto Rico? Here’s what you need to know. Assess, plan, and organize 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. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual’s environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual. Excludes “Rehabilitation Counselors” (21-1015).

What do Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Make in Puerto Rico?

The low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists working in Puerto Rico, the median annual wage is $47,590 per year (or about $22.88/hour).Earnings range from $35,780 at the 10th percentile to $89,630 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$35,780	$17.20
25th percentile	$42,460	$20.41
Median (50th)	$47,590	$22.88
75th percentile	$55,810	$26.83
90th percentile	$89,630	$43.09

The job concentration index in Puerto Rico nationwide is 0.25, suggesting fewer low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists earn a median of $124,839 per year ($60.02/hour), below the Puerto Rico median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 3,202,021 low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists across the United States. In Puerto Rico alone, around 240 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 1,940 low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists.

Top Puerto Rico Metros for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

These are the Puerto Rico metros with the most low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists in Puerto Rico.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	180	$48,030

Top States for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Employment

View the states that employ the most low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists work.

State	Number Employed
California	12,020
Texas	11,700
New York	10,540
Florida	9,230
Illinois	7,410
Pennsylvania	7,200
Ohio	6,480
Massachusetts	6,250
Michigan	5,090
North Carolina	4,910
New Jersey	4,830
Colorado	3,740
Georgia	3,670
Virginia	3,670
Wisconsin	3,620
Indiana	3,440
Washington	3,410
Minnesota	3,360
Connecticut	3,000
Missouri	2,850

Highest-Paying States for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

Where low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists earn the most: low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists.

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$119,470
Oregon	$106,840
Nevada	$104,770
Colorado	$103,970
Oklahoma	$103,510
New Jersey	$103,340
Washington	$102,360
Arizona	$102,220
Connecticut	$102,080
Maryland	$101,880

Skills

Top low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists typically:

• Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
• Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
• Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
• Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
• Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
• Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
• Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
• Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
• Teach self-advocacy skills to clients.
• Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
• Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
• Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.

Work Activities

• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Getting Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Training and Teaching Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Thinking Creatively
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Scheduling Work and Activities

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Amazon Web Services AWS software, Microsoft Access

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Rehabilitation Professions

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Related Careers

Related occupations to low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists include:

• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Mental Health Counselors
• Rehabilitation Counselors
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
• Special Education Teachers, Preschool
• Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

Also Known As

Blind Orientation and Mobility Therapist (Blind O and M Therapist), Certified Low Vision Therapist (CLVT), Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS), Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT), Global Mobility Specialist, Low Vision Therapist, Mobility Professional, Mobility Specialist, Orientation Specialist, Orientation and Mobility Instructor (O and M Instructor), Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O and M Specialist), Rehabilitation Specialist, Rehabilitation Teacher, Rehabilitation Therapist, Students with Visual Impairments Teacher (TVI).

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 29-1122.01