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Occupational Therapists in Florida

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28.2% Jobs Projection
$84,870 Median Salary
550 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Occupational Therapists in Florida are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Occupational Therapists in Florida is growing faster than average.

  • Occupational Therapists in Florida earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Occupational Therapists Work in Florida?

In Florida, there were 6,750 people working as Occupational Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 6,600 Occupational Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,390 Occupational Therapists working in it, which means Florida has more Occupational Therapists than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Occupational Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 28.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.8%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 550 annual job openings, and 8,510 total jobs in 2026 for Occupational Therapists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,200 annual jobs and 161,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Occupational Therapists Make in Florida?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Therapists ranged from $49,040 to $110,690 with $84,870 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $23.57 to $53.21. The median hourly rate was $40.8.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $41.42 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.62.

The median salary in Florida is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Florida Metros for Occupational Therapists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Occupational Therapists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,980 $80,250
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,000 $83,780
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 610 $83,000
Jacksonville, FL 400 $84,240
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 370 $91,970
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 300 $79,180
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 250 $86,320
Port St. Lucie, FL 230 $82,350
Gainesville, FL 160 $77,350
Ocala, FL 150 $90,980
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 130 $76,120
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 130 $88,900
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 100 $64,090
Tallahassee, FL 80 $89,870
Homosassa Springs, FL 80 $99,310
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 80 $91,460
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 70 $93,620
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 40 $83,390

Top States for Occupational Therapists Employment

View the list below to see where most Occupational Therapists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 9,740 $83,530
California 9,580 $97,260
Texas 9,250 $87,780
Pennsylvania 7,440 $78,340
Florida 6,750 $84,870
New Jersey 5,380 $95,090
Illinois 5,230 $84,820
Massachusetts 4,830 $87,940
Ohio 4,770 $84,320
Michigan 4,580 $74,750
North Carolina 3,470 $84,700
Wisconsin 3,420 $74,180
Maryland 3,370 $90,790
Colorado 3,130 $86,740
Virginia 3,070 $92,110
Indiana 3,040 $81,610
Minnesota 2,960 $73,760
Georgia 2,920 $82,880
Washington 2,780 $80,300
Tennessee 2,360 $84,600

Below are the states where Occupational Therapists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $97,260
New Jersey $95,090
Nevada $94,300
Virginia $92,110
District of Columbia $91,950
Arizona $91,050
Maryland $90,790
Oregon $90,570
Connecticut $89,810
Massachusetts $87,940

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