This post was originally published on January 17, 2016 and updated on April 3, 2019. When you’re applying to occupational therapy school and when you’re in OT school, you hear a lot about how in demand occupational therapists are. Based on the numbers, OTs are in demand, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, stating […]
In an earlier post I wrote about being all for travel therapy as a new graduate. I discussed mostly the pros and some cons, but am still all in favor of starting out as a travel therapist ONLY if you will have other occupational therapists on site with you as mentors. Outside of this, there are other almost […]
Hooray! You finally got a hit after blasting out 8,364 resumes and are ready for your first OT job interview! This is great news since the company is definitely interested in you if they’re taking the time to set up an interview. These are the 6 key aspects to preparing for an interview that you […]
Okay, so I totally get that we as OT’s have a great average national salary coming in at approximately $78,810 according to U.S. News Careers. But coming out of school with $90,000+ in massive student loan debt plus the fact a lot of that is taken out for taxes means it can still feel like […]