If you’ve landed on this article, you may have Googled something along the lines of “Occupational therapist Burnout,” or “Occupational therapy burnout.” If this is the case, you’re probably feeling the “burn” of the stressful demands of our career field as well as the healthcare system in general. You aren’t alone: burnout in the occupational […]
According to U.S. News, Occupational Therapy as a profession ranks #20 in the best healthcare jobs overall. Their rankings are based on a full assessment of salary and work-life balance that the jobs provide. All things considered, that’s a pretty good ranking compared to the wide array of possible healthcare jobs available in the U.S. […]
If you’ve landed here, you may have been Googling something like “I’m unhappy with my occupational therapy job” or “feeling burned out as an OT” or maybe even “feeling sick of my OT job.” If so, I’ve absolutely been there (multiple times) and I first want you to know that I’m so sorry that you’re […]
Oh burnout. Such a popular topic. Sarah even wrote about burnout back in 2017 (last updated June 2019): Why You Might Be Feeling Burned Out as an OT. So what has changed in the past several years? Definitely not our level of feeling drained by our profession. If anything, this seems to be increasing as […]