Occupational Rehabilitation Assistants
Median Salary: $51,000 |
Essential members of prosperous economies countrywide, occupational rehabilitation assistants received a median yearly pay of $51,000 in 2010. Hourly, that yearly pay works out to $24.50 for an average occupational rehabilitation assistant. Incomes fluctuate based on place, experience, and education, which is why it is absolutely critical to get formal training.
In 2010, a projected 27,720 people countrywide were working as occupational rehabilitation assistants, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The most successful occupational rehabilitation assistants usually tend to be social, realistic, and artistic. If you are intending to progress in this field, it's essential to have the right mix of traits and great training.
| Occupational rehabilitation assistants are often skilled in: - Speech Recognition
- Near Vision
- Stamina
- Fluency of Ideas
- Perceptual Speed
| Successful occupational rehabilitation assistants sometimes exhibit traits like: - Adaptability/Flexibility
- Social Orientation
- Initiative
| An occupational rehabilitation assistant should be knowledgeable in subjects like: - Therapy and Counseling
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Education and Training
|
Usually called on to perform assisting and caring for others, establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, and performing general physical activities, occupational rehabilitation assistants need particular training to flourish in their field. Want to learn more about occupational rehabilitation assistants? You can find everything from pay data to job density for every metro area in the U.S..
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Alabama
| Birmingham |
80 |
$49,400 |
$23.70 |
$56,900 |
$27.40 |
-18.8% |
| Gadsden |
50 |
$52,100 |
$25.00 |
$59,800 |
$28.70 |
517.4% |
Arizona
| Phoenix |
80 |
$53,500 |
$25.70 |
$60,900 |
$29.30 |
-78.9% |
| Tucson |
80 |
$50,800 |
$24.40 |
$58,200 |
$28.00 |
10.1% |
California
| Fresno |
40 |
$43,500 |
$20.90 |
$62,900 |
$30.30 |
-45.4% |
| Los Angeles (Area) |
940 |
$61,300 |
$29.50 |
$69,400 |
$33.40 |
-17.4% |
| Oakland |
80 |
$64,200 |
$30.90 |
$71,100 |
$34.20 |
-60.6% |
| Oxnard |
30 |
$73,200 |
$35.20 |
$80,800 |
$38.80 |
-46.3% |
| Riverside |
200 |
$57,800 |
$27.80 |
$68,200 |
$32.80 |
-19.7% |
| Sacramento |
40 |
$52,500 |
$25.20 |
$58,800 |
$28.30 |
-74.8% |
| San Diego |
350 |
$70,400 |
$33.90 |
$80,800 |
$38.80 |
29.4% |
| San Francisco (Area) |
150 |
$61,600 |
$29.60 |
$70,300 |
$33.80 |
-62.8% |
| San Francisco (City) |
70 |
$57,500 |
$27.70 |
$68,600 |
$33.00 |
-65.6% |
| San Jose |
80 |
$53,500 |
$25.70 |
$67,700 |
$32.60 |
-55% |
Colorado
| Colorado Springs |
30 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
$48,800 |
$23.40 |
-39% |
| Denver |
190 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
-26.6% |
| Pueblo |
30 |
$42,500 |
$20.40 |
$49,800 |
$24.00 |
172% |
Connecticut
| Bridgeport |
50 |
$55,100 |
$26.50 |
$63,000 |
$30.30 |
-45% |
| Hartford |
290 |
$55,400 |
$26.60 |
$62,800 |
$30.20 |
140.4% |
| New Haven |
70 |
$55,100 |
$26.50 |
$61,300 |
$29.50 |
28.4% |
| Norwich |
70 |
$56,200 |
$27.00 |
$64,800 |
$31.10 |
136.7% |
District of Columbia
| Washington (Area) |
200 |
$56,200 |
$27.00 |
$73,700 |
$35.40 |
-68.3% |
Florida
| Cape Coral |
30 |
$60,700 |
$29.20 |
$68,300 |
$32.80 |
-18.8% |
| Deltona |
30 |
$67,000 |
$32.20 |
$71,300 |
$34.30 |
6.9% |
| Jacksonville |
60 |
$59,000 |
$28.40 |
$68,100 |
$32.70 |
-49.1% |
| Miami (Area) |
230 |
$56,000 |
$26.90 |
$64,900 |
$31.20 |
-51.8% |
| Ocala |
30 |
$60,600 |
$29.20 |
$68,600 |
$33.00 |
77.1% |
| Orlando |
70 |
$60,300 |
$29.00 |
$64,800 |
$31.20 |
-67.9% |
| Palm Bay |
70 |
$49,600 |
$23.90 |
$55,900 |
$26.90 |
67.9% |
| Tampa |
410 |
$60,700 |
$29.20 |
$69,500 |
$33.40 |
70.6% |
Georgia
| Atlanta |
100 |
$55,100 |
$26.50 |
$62,000 |
$29.80 |
-79.8% |
| Augusta |
50 |
$40,800 |
$19.60 |
$49,000 |
$23.60 |
18.8% |
| Macon |
50 |
$53,100 |
$25.50 |
$60,900 |
$29.30 |
136.2% |
| Valdosta |
NA |
$57,900 |
$27.80 |
$66,500 |
$32.00 |
NA |
Hawaii
| Honolulu |
40 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
$48,400 |
$23.30 |
-57.8% |
Idaho
| Boise City |
40 |
$52,100 |
$25.10 |
$59,000 |
$28.40 |
-25.7% |
Illinois
| Bloomington |
40 |
$43,200 |
$20.80 |
$48,900 |
$23.50 |
93.1% |
| Chicago (Area) |
960 |
$54,200 |
$26.10 |
$63,900 |
$30.70 |
5.5% |
| Peoria |
NA |
$50,100 |
$24.10 |
$60,500 |
$29.10 |
NA |
Indiana
| Evansville |
90 |
$50,800 |
$24.40 |
$58,000 |
$27.90 |
150.9% |
| Fort Wayne |
90 |
$47,800 |
$23.00 |
$55,400 |
$26.70 |
122% |
| Indianapolis |
340 |
$54,900 |
$26.40 |
$61,000 |
$29.30 |
81.7% |
| South Bend |
40 |
$40,900 |
$19.70 |
$48,500 |
$23.30 |
61.5% |
Iowa
| Cedar Rapids |
40 |
$44,500 |
$21.40 |
$50,300 |
$24.20 |
48.2% |
| Davenport |
50 |
$48,100 |
$23.10 |
$52,700 |
$25.30 |
18.3% |
| Des Moines |
70 |
$44,900 |
$21.60 |
$50,900 |
$24.50 |
-3.2% |
Kansas
| Topeka |
40 |
$54,700 |
$26.30 |
$66,200 |
$31.80 |
57.8% |
| Wichita |
40 |
$57,300 |
$27.60 |
$64,900 |
$31.20 |
-28% |
Kentucky
| Louisville |
190 |
$52,900 |
$25.40 |
$58,000 |
$27.90 |
49.1% |
Louisiana
| Baton Rouge |
50 |
$58,600 |
$28.20 |
$64,800 |
$31.20 |
-31.7% |
Maryland
| Baltimore |
330 |
$63,800 |
$30.70 |
$74,300 |
$35.70 |
20.2% |
| Cumberland |
40 |
$44,100 |
$21.20 |
$55,400 |
$26.60 |
391.7% |
Massachusetts
| Barnstable Town |
30 |
$56,700 |
$27.30 |
$64,100 |
$30.80 |
60.1% |
| Boston (Area) |
690 |
$47,800 |
$23.00 |
$57,300 |
$27.60 |
30.7% |
| Springfield |
170 |
$47,200 |
$22.70 |
$54,600 |
$26.20 |
183.5% |
| Worcester |
210 |
$47,700 |
$22.90 |
$56,600 |
$27.20 |
283% |
Michigan
| Detroit (Area) |
380 |
$47,200 |
$22.70 |
$55,600 |
$26.70 |
4.1% |
| Grand Rapids |
110 |
$43,600 |
$20.90 |
$51,900 |
$24.90 |
45.9% |
Minnesota
| Duluth |
50 |
$39,100 |
$18.80 |
$44,500 |
$21.40 |
79.8% |
| Minneapolis |
220 |
$42,500 |
$20.40 |
$46,600 |
$22.40 |
-40.4% |
| Rochester |
40 |
$42,400 |
$20.40 |
$47,200 |
$22.70 |
77.1% |
Mississippi
| Jackson |
120 |
$45,800 |
$22.00 |
$52,400 |
$25.20 |
122.9% |
Missouri
| Kansas City |
160 |
$49,300 |
$23.70 |
$55,700 |
$26.80 |
-21.1% |
| Springfield |
NA |
$58,400 |
$28.10 |
$66,600 |
$32.00 |
NA |
| St. Louis |
470 |
$49,000 |
$23.60 |
$54,500 |
$26.20 |
72% |
Nebraska
| Omaha |
50 |
$51,900 |
$24.90 |
$62,600 |
$30.10 |
-48.2% |
Nevada
| Las Vegas |
160 |
$60,200 |
$29.00 |
$68,500 |
$32.90 |
-9.2% |
New Mexico
| Albuquerque |
70 |
$56,500 |
$27.20 |
$62,500 |
$30.10 |
-18.3% |
New York
| Albany |
110 |
$39,600 |
$19.10 |
$46,100 |
$22.20 |
23.4% |
| Buffalo |
290 |
$35,300 |
$17.00 |
$38,900 |
$18.70 |
149.1% |
| Kingston |
30 |
$42,500 |
$20.40 |
$50,000 |
$24.10 |
143.1% |
| New York (Area) |
1,210 |
$53,900 |
$25.90 |
$62,000 |
$29.80 |
-31.7% |
| Poughkeepsie |
150 |
$47,200 |
$22.70 |
$53,800 |
$25.90 |
186.7% |
| Rochester |
90 |
$43,800 |
$21.00 |
$49,200 |
$23.70 |
-12.4% |
| Syracuse |
40 |
$34,000 |
$16.40 |
$40,100 |
$19.30 |
-40.8% |
| Utica |
40 |
$37,200 |
$17.90 |
$47,000 |
$22.60 |
33.5% |
North Carolina
| Asheville |
40 |
$57,500 |
$27.60 |
$65,000 |
$31.20 |
15.1% |
| Charlotte |
160 |
$53,700 |
$25.80 |
$61,800 |
$29.70 |
-11.9% |
| Durham |
50 |
$51,100 |
$24.60 |
$57,600 |
$27.70 |
-8.3% |
| Fayetteville |
50 |
$35,900 |
$17.30 |
$45,100 |
$21.70 |
78% |
| Greensboro |
40 |
$62,800 |
$30.20 |
$68,900 |
$33.10 |
-46.3% |
| Hickory |
30 |
$48,300 |
$23.20 |
$56,500 |
$27.20 |
16.1% |
| Raleigh |
80 |
$50,200 |
$24.10 |
$56,400 |
$27.10 |
-25.7% |
| Rocky Mount |
40 |
$57,900 |
$27.90 |
$64,600 |
$31.10 |
270.6% |
| Wilmington |
30 |
$54,300 |
$26.10 |
$63,400 |
$30.50 |
14.2% |
| Winston-Salem |
40 |
$52,400 |
$25.20 |
$58,100 |
$27.90 |
-6% |
North Dakota
| Fargo |
40 |
$41,600 |
$20.00 |
$46,400 |
$22.30 |
63.3% |
Ohio
| Akron |
70 |
$47,700 |
$23.00 |
$55,300 |
$26.60 |
9.6% |
| Canton |
130 |
$54,100 |
$26.00 |
$61,800 |
$29.70 |
277.1% |
| Cincinnati |
450 |
$50,000 |
$24.00 |
$59,700 |
$28.70 |
115.1% |
| Cleveland |
500 |
$55,600 |
$26.80 |
$61,900 |
$29.80 |
139.4% |
| Columbus |
270 |
$49,700 |
$23.90 |
$55,900 |
$26.90 |
37.6% |
| Dayton |
170 |
$51,300 |
$24.60 |
$62,000 |
$29.80 |
114.7% |
| Toledo |
310 |
$47,900 |
$23.00 |
$57,200 |
$27.50 |
403.7% |
| Youngstown |
160 |
$52,000 |
$25.00 |
$58,800 |
$28.30 |
248.2% |
Oklahoma
| Lawton |
30 |
$44,700 |
$21.50 |
$52,000 |
$25.00 |
230.7% |
| Oklahoma City |
230 |
$50,900 |
$24.50 |
$58,400 |
$28.10 |
88.5% |
| Tulsa |
210 |
$28,900 |
$13.90 |
$53,600 |
$25.80 |
139% |
Oregon
| Portland |
130 |
$53,800 |
$25.90 |
$58,300 |
$28.10 |
-38.1% |
Pennsylvania
| Allentown |
120 |
$44,700 |
$21.50 |
$53,100 |
$25.50 |
64.7% |
| Altoona |
40 |
$45,500 |
$21.90 |
$54,000 |
$25.90 |
201.4% |
| Harrisburg |
90 |
$46,100 |
$22.20 |
$56,900 |
$27.40 |
41.3% |
| Lancaster |
50 |
$46,900 |
$22.60 |
$55,600 |
$26.70 |
9.2% |
| Philadelphia (Area) |
490 |
$51,300 |
$24.60 |
$61,900 |
$29.70 |
-14.7% |
| Pittsburgh |
690 |
$45,700 |
$22.00 |
$55,000 |
$26.40 |
189.9% |
| Reading |
90 |
$54,100 |
$26.00 |
$60,400 |
$29.00 |
150.9% |
| Scranton |
50 |
$42,400 |
$20.40 |
$49,200 |
$23.70 |
-8.7% |
| York |
50 |
$43,400 |
$20.90 |
$50,600 |
$24.30 |
40.4% |
Rhode Island
| Providence |
NA |
$51,000 |
$24.50 |
$57,200 |
$27.50 |
NA |
South Carolina
| Charleston |
50 |
$44,500 |
$21.40 |
$50,700 |
$24.40 |
-16.1% |
| Columbia |
NA |
$53,300 |
$25.60 |
$61,000 |
$29.30 |
NA |
| Greenville |
60 |
$49,000 |
$23.50 |
$57,600 |
$27.70 |
-3.7% |
Tennessee
| Chattanooga |
130 |
$53,100 |
$25.50 |
$66,600 |
$32.00 |
175.7% |
| Clarksville |
30 |
$23,400 |
$11.20 |
$47,200 |
$22.70 |
85.3% |
| Kingsport |
40 |
$65,800 |
$31.70 |
$82,200 |
$39.50 |
82.6% |
| Knoxville |
140 |
$37,700 |
$18.20 |
$45,400 |
$21.80 |
97.2% |
| Memphis |
60 |
$59,600 |
$28.70 |
$68,200 |
$32.80 |
-56.4% |
| Nashville |
NA |
$46,400 |
$22.30 |
$59,000 |
$28.40 |
NA |
Texas
| Austin |
120 |
$57,300 |
$27.60 |
$68,200 |
$32.80 |
-30.3% |
| Dallas (Area) |
570 |
$60,000 |
$28.90 |
$70,400 |
$33.80 |
-7.8% |
| El Paso |
70 |
$63,600 |
$30.60 |
$85,200 |
$40.90 |
15.6% |
| Houston |
450 |
$67,200 |
$32.30 |
$89,500 |
$43.00 |
-17% |
| Laredo |
50 |
$61,500 |
$29.60 |
$70,000 |
$33.60 |
152.8% |
| Longview |
NA |
$53,700 |
$25.80 |
$57,600 |
$27.70 |
NA |
| McAllen |
70 |
$58,700 |
$28.20 |
$67,200 |
$32.30 |
54.1% |
| San Antonio |
180 |
$53,800 |
$25.80 |
$64,000 |
$30.80 |
-1.8% |
Utah
| Salt Lake City |
60 |
$45,300 |
$21.80 |
$54,800 |
$26.40 |
-55.5% |
Virginia
| Lynchburg |
70 |
$64,300 |
$30.90 |
$75,700 |
$36.40 |
234.4% |
| Richmond |
70 |
$58,900 |
$28.30 |
$69,400 |
$33.40 |
-46.8% |
| Roanoke |
50 |
$51,600 |
$24.80 |
$58,200 |
$28.00 |
45% |
| Virginia Beach |
150 |
$54,000 |
$26.00 |
$67,700 |
$32.60 |
-2.3% |
Washington
| Seattle (Area) |
190 |
$52,600 |
$25.30 |
$61,500 |
$29.60 |
-46.8% |
| Spokane |
NA |
$57,000 |
$27.40 |
$66,200 |
$31.80 |
NA |
West Virginia
| Huntington |
40 |
$51,600 |
$24.80 |
$59,500 |
$28.60 |
86.2% |
Wisconsin
| Appleton |
50 |
$51,900 |
$25.00 |
$56,100 |
$27.00 |
84.9% |
| Fond du Lac |
30 |
$56,400 |
$27.10 |
$65,500 |
$31.50 |
246.3% |
| Green Bay |
40 |
$42,500 |
$20.50 |
$47,200 |
$22.70 |
7.8% |
| La Crosse |
40 |
$43,900 |
$21.10 |
$48,200 |
$23.20 |
163.8% |
| Madison |
90 |
$42,700 |
$20.50 |
$51,900 |
$24.90 |
34.4% |
| Milwaukee |
230 |
$45,100 |
$21.70 |
$51,700 |
$24.90 |
34.9% |
| Oshkosh |
40 |
$46,300 |
$22.20 |
$52,200 |
$25.10 |
137.2% |