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41/ 100
Healthcare #822 of 1000 overall

Occupational Therapy Assistant

PerspectaScore 41/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where Occupational Therapy Assistant ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential15/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility51/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability80/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility50/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility80/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI10/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness59/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk70/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk20/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$48,000
Median take-home
$40,552
Top 10% salary
$88,000
Net worth @ 65
$2.3M
Lifetime earnings
$5.2M
Financial independence
Age 56
Education
Associate / Bachelor's
Typical debt
$40,000

Best states

CaliforniaWashingtonOregonMassachusettsNew York

Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.

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