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Career Information for Occupational Therapists in Virginia

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Fast Facts for Occupational Therapists in Virginia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlottesville, Winchester, and Roanoke
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Lynchburg
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Roanoke

Salaries for Occupational Therapists in Virginia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Roanoke, Virginia Beach, and Winchester. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Occupational Therapists in Virginia are listed below.

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Virginia Occupational Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgDoctorate17,918
Jefferson College of Health SciencesRoanokeMasters971
Josef's School of Hair DesignRichmondAssociate12,557
Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterDoctorate & First Professional3,393
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeRichlandsAssociate3,716
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolkAssociate25,857
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Occupational Therapists

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

VIRGINIA

   
Charlottesville130$67,0202.2
Winchester60$72,4301.9
Roanoke140$73,9401.3
Lynchburg80$72,3901.2
Richmond400$66,1501
Virginia Beach420$72,4700.8
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