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Occupational Therapy Aides in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as an Occupational Therapy Aide? Read this first!

18.2% Jobs Projection

$28,210 Median Salary

20 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Occupational Therapy Aides in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Occupational Therapy Aides in North Carolina is growing faster than average.
Occupational Therapy Aides in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Occupational Therapy Aides Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 120 people working as Occupational Therapy Aides in the year 2018.

There were 130 Occupational Therapy Aides employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 140 Occupational Therapy Aides working in it, which means North Carolina has fewer Occupational Therapy Aides than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Occupational Therapy Aides in this state are growing at a rate of 18.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 24.0%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Occupational Therapy Aides job openings in North Carolina, and 130 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,200 annual jobs and 9,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Occupational Therapy Aides Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Therapy Aides ranged from $21,390 to $37,770 with $28,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.29 to $18.16. The median hourly rate was $13.56.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.29 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.73.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top States for Occupational Therapy Aides Employment

View the list below to see where most Occupational Therapy Aides work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Illinois	2,550	$20,620
California	740	$33,750
Pennsylvania	370	$30,110
Louisiana	320	$28,930
New York	280	$40,740
Virginia	230	$31,900
Texas	220	$26,350
Nebraska	210	$27,050
Ohio	190	$29,840
Massachusetts	180	$34,210
Maryland	170	$30,980
Washington	170	$56,620
Utah	160	$19,760
Wisconsin	160	$29,330
Georgia	140	$25,870
Arizona	140	$36,080
North Carolina	120	$28,210
New Jersey	110	$24,370
Oklahoma	100	$26,920
Connecticut	100	$29,160

Below are the states where Occupational Therapy Aides get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$56,620
New York	$40,740
Arizona	$36,080
North Dakota	$34,590
Massachusetts	$34,210
California	$33,750
New Hampshire	$33,510
Colorado	$33,450
Delaware	$32,960
Minnesota	$32,960

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Occupation	North Carolina Employment Total
Occupational Therapy Assistants	1,510

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