Occupational therapists by state
159,581 occupational therapists are licensed in the US. The 20 states below hold 109,567 of them, 69% of the total. The pay estimate runs from $89,621 in Tennessee to $128,350 in California.
Every state, ranked by licensed count
| State | Licensed | Share of US | Pay estimate | Days to fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 16,095 | 10.1% | $123,100 | 35 |
| California | 12,208 | 7.7% | $128,350 | 35 |
| Texas | 9,324 | 5.8% | $106,767 | 42 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,021 | 5.0% | $98,919 | 25 |
| Illinois | 6,873 | 4.3% | $100,662 | 35 |
| New Jersey | 5,717 | 3.6% | $109,266 | 25 |
| North Carolina | 5,362 | 3.4% | $100,037 | 25 |
| Ohio | 5,231 | 3.3% | $93,778 | 25 |
| Massachusetts | 4,276 | 2.7% | $107,062 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 4,200 | 2.6% | $93,371 | 35 |
| Minnesota | 3,903 | 2.4% | $91,261 | 35 |
| Virginia | 3,868 | 2.4% | $99,545 | 35 |
| Washington | 3,750 | 2.3% | $115,691 | 35 |
| Georgia | 3,704 | 2.3% | $101,172 | 25 |
| Colorado | 3,434 | 2.2% | $104,514 | 35 |
| Indiana | 3,288 | 2.1% | $92,842 | 35 |
| Missouri | 3,171 | 2.0% | $99,060 | 35 |
| Tennessee | 2,695 | 1.7% | $89,621 | 25 |
| Arizona | 2,623 | 1.6% | $108,944 | 35 |
| Oregon | 1,824 | 1.1% | $104,975 | 25 |
Kandidate clinician registry (NPPES/CMS), as of 2026-08-10. Counts are providers with a practice address in the state. Pay is a Kandidate estimate from public salary sources. Days to fill is modelled, not an observed average.
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