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Occupational Therapy

San Jose State University (SJSU)

  • A program that prepares individuals to assist patients limited by physical, cognitive, psychosocial, mental, developmental, and learning disabilities, as well as adverse environmental conditions, to maximize their independence and maintain optimum health through a planned mix of acquired skills, performance motivation, environmental adaptations, assistive technologies, and physical agents. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, psychology, sociology, patient assessment and evaluation, standardized and non-standardized tests and measurements, assistive and rehabilitative technologies, ergonomics, environmental health, special education, vocational counseling, health education and promotion, and professional standards and ethics. Find Colleges Offering Occupational Therapy Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to disabled persons.
      Salary and Wages

      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

      • Total Employment: 420
      • Average Annual Salary: $81,360
      • Average Hourly Rate: $39.12
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 98,858
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 121,709
      • Percent Job Growth: 23.11%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Occupational Therapy
     TotalBachelorMaster
    Overall
    All Students985147
     
    By Gender
    Male13121
    Female853946
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien1-1
    American Indian---
    Black---
    Asian402713
    Hispanic1073
    White321121
    Unknown1569
     
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