Where Do Occupational Therapists Work?

 

* Hospitals * Day Treatment Centers

* Wellness Programs * Work Setting (ergonomics)

* Head Start * Rehabilitation Centers

* BOCES * Work Hardening

* Traveling Therapy * Mental Health Clinics

* Hospice * Home Health Care

* Private Practice * Senior Centers

* Research * Skilled Nursing Facilities

* Assistive Technology Centers * Legislature (advocates)

* Cognitive Retraining * Feeding/swallowing clinics

* Universities (teaching) * Schools

 

Occupational Therapists can work in a variety of places including hospitals and outpatient clinics, public and private schools, daycare programs, home health agencies, nursing homes, state institutions, mental health centers, private practices, retirement communities, and senior centers. There are also many emerging opportunities for occupational therapists to work in untraditional settings such as the work place and within the community.

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