Occupational Therapy Assistants in Iowa

Get the information you need to know about working as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

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

• Projected employment for Occupational Therapy Assistants in Iowa is growing faster than average.

• Occupational Therapy Assistants in Iowa earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For an Occupational Therapy Assistant Career?

• Health Professions
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Occupational Therapist Assistant

How Many Occupational Therapy Assistants Work in Iowa?

In Iowa, there were 360 people working as Occupational Therapy Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 420 Occupational Therapy Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 585 Occupational Therapy Assistants working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Occupational Therapy Assistants than average.

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Occupational Therapy Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 34.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 29.0%.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 70 annual job openings, and a total of 550 jobs for Iowa Occupational Therapy Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 6,600 annual jobs and 50,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Occupational Therapy Assistants Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Therapy Assistants ranged from $42,990 to $75,100 with $54,500 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $20.67 to $36.1. The median hourly rate was $26.2.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.66 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $1.46.

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

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Top Iowa Metros for Occupational Therapy Assistants

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	80	$58,250
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	50	$57,270
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	30	$56,240

Top States for Occupational Therapy Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Occupational Therapy Assistants work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Ohio	3,690	$59,070
Texas	3,650	$72,930
Florida	2,970	$61,870
Pennsylvania	2,600	$54,110
New York	2,360	$60,050
California	2,280	$70,190
Illinois	2,200	$61,880
Wisconsin	1,920	$36,520
North Carolina	1,510	$64,890
Massachusetts	1,410	$61,240
Indiana	1,350	$56,710
Michigan	1,140	$53,330
Tennessee	1,060	$60,550
Arizona	1,020	$63,310
Georgia	980	$67,570
Virginia	930	$68,820
Missouri	780	$56,760
Louisiana	720	$61,180
Colorado	710	$56,440
Minnesota	680	$50,740

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Texas	$72,930
New Jersey	$70,460
California	$70,190
Nevada	$70,090
Virginia	$68,820
Georgia	$67,570
Maryland	$65,310
North Carolina	$64,890
Connecticut	$64,500
South Carolina	$63,510

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Occupation	Iowa Employment Total
Occupational Therapy Aides	70

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.