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Occupational Therapists in Kentucky

Is Kentucky a good place for you to work as an Occupational Therapist?

23.4% Jobs Projection
$78,720 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Occupational Therapists Work in Kentucky?

In Kentucky, there were 1,170 people working as Occupational Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 1,340 Occupational Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Occupational Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 23.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.8%.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 130 annual job openings, and a total of 2,160 jobs for Kentucky Occupational Therapists in 2026.

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

What do Occupational Therapists Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Therapists ranged from $55,550 to $104,660 with $78,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.71 to $50.32. The median hourly rate was $37.85.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $37.51 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.34.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 880 $82,380
Lexington-Fayette, KY 250 $77,560
Evansville, IN-KY 230 $68,260
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 110 $74,780
Bowling Green, KY 50 $91,710
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 50 $80,110
Owensboro, KY 50 $76,630

Top States for Occupational Therapists Employment

The table below shows the states 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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