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Occupational Therapists in Wisconsin

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12.5% Jobs Projection
$74,180 Median Salary
200 Job Openings

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

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

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

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How Many Occupational Therapists Work in Wisconsin?

3,420 people worked as Occupational Therapists in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,250 Occupational Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Occupational Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.8%.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 200 annual job openings, and 3,600 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 Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Therapists ranged from $46,750 to $98,790 with $74,180 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.47 to $47.5. The median hourly rate was $35.67.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $34.32 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.35.

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

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Top Wisconsin 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,150 $86,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,900 $74,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,450 $75,970
Madison, WI 440 $75,820
Green Bay, WI 230 $51,880
Appleton, WI 120 $81,220
Eau Claire, WI 120 $75,140
Duluth, MN-WI 100 $70,940
Janesville-Beloit, WI 100 $73,470
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 100 $65,850
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 80 $70,710
Racine, WI 70 $74,190
Wausau, WI 60 $79,370
Fond du Lac, WI 40 $73,330

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
Missouri 2,360 $76,560

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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Occupation Wisconsin Employment Total
Physical Therapists 5,040
Speech-Language Pathologists 2,380
Respiratory Therapists 2,080
Radiation Therapists 910
Recreational Therapists 670
Exercise Physiologists 260

References

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