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California Occupational Therapists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Occupational Therapists in California

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Fast Facts for Occupational Therapists in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chico, Oxnard, and Santa Ana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, and Riverside
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Oakland

Salaries for Occupational Therapists in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Chico, and Oxnard. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Occupational Therapists in California are listed below.

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California Occupational Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarsonMasters12,082
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan RafaelMasters2,125
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Samuel Merritt UniversityOaklandDoctorate1,278
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Occupational Therapists

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 Therapists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Occupational Therapists 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

   
Chico70$84,6401.6
Oxnard230$84,0801.1
Santa Ana970$78,5000.9
San Diego810$76,3200.9
Sacramento510$81,6200.8
Santa Rosa100$66,8000.8
Oakland570$82,1300.8
Salinas80$78,7300.8
Fresno170$80,9000.7
Modesto80$63,2400.7
San Jose420$81,3600.6
Vallejo50$77,6300.6
Stockton80$79,2400.5
San Francisco380$93,0500.5
Santa Cruz30$59,8100.5
Riverside430$77,7900.5
Santa Barbara50$78,6300.4
Bakersfield50$77,2700.3
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