OT Practice Settings Guide | Occupational Therapy Career Guide | OT OTA Careers, Salaries and Job Settings | Student & New Grad

Not sure where you fit in occupational therapy — or didn't realize just how many OT/OTA career paths exist?

**The Ultimate OT/OTA Practice Setting Guide** is an 8-page career exploration resource designed to help occupational therapy students, new graduates, and practitioners explore the many settings and career paths available within OT.

From hospitals and skilled nursing to pediatrics, mental health, hand therapy, telehealth, private practice, digital health, and more, this colorful quick-reference guide makes it easy to compare your options and discover settings that may match your interests.

### WHAT YOU'LL FIND FOR EACH SETTING

Each setting includes:

• A simple description of the role
• What the setting may look like
• “You might love this if…” guidance
• Approximate OTA salary
• Approximate OT salary
• General job outlook

### ADULT + AGING ADULT SETTINGS

Explore settings including:

• Acute care hospitals
• Inpatient rehabilitation facilities
• Home health
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Workplace rehab / return-to-work
• Outpatient clinics
• Assisted living facilities
• Memory care communities
• Long-term care
• Wellness + prevention programs
• Palliative + hospice care
• Senior centers + community programs
• Driving rehabilitation

### PEDIATRIC SETTINGS

Explore:

• School systems
• Early intervention
• Outpatient pediatrics + sensory clinics
• Pediatric hospitals / NICU
• Feeding therapy
• Assistive technology + AAC support
• School transition + vocational training
• Pediatric home health

### MENTAL HEALTH + COMMUNITY

Explore:

• Inpatient mental health
• Outpatient behavioral health
• Community + clubhouse programs
• Addiction recovery / dual diagnosis
• Justice system + forensic OT
• Homelessness + transitional housing

### ORTHO, REHAB + SPECIALTY PRACTICE

Explore:

• Hand therapy
• Work hardening + ergonomics
• Burn rehabilitation
• Amputee + prosthetics training
• Vision rehab + neuro-optometry

### PRIVATE PRACTICE + EMERGING AREAS

Explore some of the growing and nontraditional ways OT can be used, including:

• Private practice + consulting
• Telehealth OT
• Wellness + prevention
• Technology + digital health
• Research + academia support
• Global health + humanitarian work

### BONUS RESOURCE PAGE

The guide also includes a professional resource page with organizations and resources for:

• Professional development
• Continuing education
• Evidence + research
• Specialty practice
• Business + professional growth
• Technology + innovation

### GREAT FOR

• OT students
• OTA students
• Pre-OT students
• Fieldwork students
• New graduates
• Practitioners considering a setting change
• Career exploration
• OT/OTA program resources
• Student resource binders

Whether you're deciding where you'd like to complete fieldwork, preparing for your first OT/OTA job, or wondering what else you can do with your occupational therapy background, this guide can help you explore the possibilities.

### DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You will receive an **8-page digital PDF**.

No physical product will be shipped.

Download and save it digitally or print the pages for your student or professional resource binder.

### PLEASE NOTE

Salary and job outlook information included in this guide is provided for general educational and career-exploration purposes only. Compensation and employment opportunities vary based on geographic location, credentials, experience, employer, practice setting, hours, and current labor-market conditions.

Information should not be interpreted as guaranteed salary or employment outcomes.

Created by **Well With Kell**

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