Occupational Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: What the Occupational Therapist do is help patients who are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled adjust to handicaps and regain abilities to perform daily living and self-care skills.  They also work with patients to observe them, help them, and monitor their progress. They frequently design special equipment to aid patients and help with their therapy. The occupational therapists teach their patients how to adjust to work and home life after becoming disabled by injury or illness. 

Education: The students that want to become an Occupational Therapist have to take the most challenging high school math, English, science courses. All of the states require a bachelor's or master's degree that includes clinical experience and successful completion 

Salary:  $26,000 - $45,000

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? No I wouldn’t want to become an occupational therapist although it does seem like an easy job and they also get paid good but I rather would want a different job.