O*NET-SOC 31-2012.00

Occupational Therapy Aides

Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 3 – Medium preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresPrevious work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required
Broad occupation in O*NETTrue (Yes)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Service Orientation2.B.1.f3.7508/2020
Social Perceptiveness2.B.1.a3.6208/2020
Speaking2.A.1.d3.6208/2020
Active Listening2.A.1.b3.508/2020
Coordination2.B.1.b3.3808/2020
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a3.2508/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.13.7508/2020
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.33.7508/2020
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.33.508/2020
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.43.2508/2020
Speech Clarity1.A.4.b.53.2508/2020
Speech Recognition1.A.4.b.43.2508/2020

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.Core5908/2020
Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.Core5908/2020
Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.Core5908/2020
Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.Core5908/2020
Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.Core5908/2020

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Social6.011/2023
Realistic3.9111/2023
Conventional3.7211/2023
Investigative2.5511/2023
Enterprising1.8211/2023
Artistic1.6911/2023

More occupations in preparation zone 3

Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.