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Illinois Occupational Therapy Assistant Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Occupational Therapist Assistants in Illinois

Fast Facts for Occupational Therapist Assistants in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bloomington
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago

Salaries for Occupational Therapist Assistants in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Occupational Therapist Assistants in Illinois are listed below.

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Illinois Occupational Therapy Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicagoAssociate10,993
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Occupational Therapist Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. 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

ILLINOIS

   
Bloomington40$45,7604
Champaign40$48,6202.9
Chicago1,230$53,7702
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