Occupational Therapy Specialty Matcher

🖐️ OT Specialty Matcher

Set your priorities. Get your ranked specialty match. Data from AOTA Workforce & Salary Survey 2025 and BLS.

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What matters most to you?

OT offers remarkable variety across settings — these sliders find which priorities matter most in your daily work.

💰 Income Potential

Medium

Total compensation ceiling including salary, per-visit rates, or private practice income.

⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Medium

Schedule predictability, physical and emotional demands, and ability to fully disconnect after hours.

📈 Career Growth

Medium

Certification paths, specialization depth, leadership opportunities, and private practice potential.

🛡️ Job Security

Medium

Demand stability, mandate-backed security, and setting-specific market strength.

✨ Daily Satisfaction

Medium

Meaning of the work, patient relationships, clinical challenge, and how energized you feel at the end of the day.

Tell us about your situation

A couple of questions to sharpen your results.

Where are you in your OT career?

OT or OTA student

In school, exploring options

New graduate / newly licensed

Choosing my first position

Practicing OT — considering a change

Looking to switch settings or specialize

What draws you most to OT as a profession?

Helping children develop and thrive

Pediatric development, learning, sensory processing

The precision of upper extremity and hand function

Anatomy, splinting, post-surgical rehab

Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing

Holistic, occupation-based mental health practice

High-acuity medical settings

Hospital, ICU, stroke, trauma

Community-based and independent living

Home health, school, aging in place

Ready to see your results

All 7 OT specialty paths scored against your priorities using AOTA Workforce Survey data.

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Your OT Specialty Match

Ranked by your priority weights. Click any specialty for salary, hours, certification path, and a candid summary.

Data sources: AOTA 2025 Occupational Therapy Workforce and Salary Survey, BLS Occupational Employment Statistics, HTCC (Hand Therapy Certification Commission) data. Salary ranges reflect national medians and vary by geography, setting, and experience level. This is an informational tool, not career advice.

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