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30.2% Jobs Projection
$87,780 Median Salary
850 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Occupational Therapists Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 9,250 people working as Occupational Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 10,170 Occupational Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 920 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Occupational Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 30.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.8%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 850 annual job openings, and a total of 12,820 jobs for Texas Occupational Therapists in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,200 annual jobs and 161,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Occupational Therapists Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Occupational Therapists ranged from $54,470 to $130,020 with $87,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26.19 to $62.51. The median hourly rate was $42.2.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $43.52 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.32.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,150 $93,360
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,880 $88,540
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 1,050 $75,990
Austin-Round Rock, TX 530 $74,740
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 270 $94,110
El Paso, TX 240 $90,080
Corpus Christi, TX 200 $77,830
Tyler, TX 160 $94,040
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 150 $96,090
Lubbock, TX 140 $88,130
Amarillo, TX 110 $88,940
Laredo, TX 100 $95,140
Abilene, TX 90 $85,950
Killeen-Temple, TX 90 $90,220
Waco, TX 80 $90,210
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 60 $91,150
Sherman-Denison, TX 60 $85,160
Wichita Falls, TX 60 $82,440
Midland, TX 50 $83,430
Longview, TX 50 $83,350
Victoria, TX 40 $90,270
Texarkana, TX-AR 40 $90,670

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
Tennessee 2,360 $84,600

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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