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Career Information for Occupational Therapist Assistants in California

Fast Facts for Occupational Therapist Assistants in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Diego, Sacramento, and Oakland
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Riverside, and Santa Ana
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Santa Ana, and Sacramento

Salaries for Occupational Therapist Assistants in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Diego, Santa Ana, and Riverside. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistants in California are listed below.

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California Occupational Therapy Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Occupational Therapist Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Occupational Therapist Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Occupational Therapist Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Diego190$61,1300.9
Sacramento120$53,4300.9
Oakland100$51,4600.6
Fresno30$54,0500.6
Santa Ana140$60,3900.6
Riverside110$59,7500.5
San Jose40$48,6400.3
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