 
Median annual earnings of occupational therapists were $51,990 in 2002. The middle 50 percent earned between $42,910 and $ 61,620. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $35,130, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $74,390. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of occupational therapists in 2002 were as follows:
| Offices of other health practitioners |
$53,660 |
| Nursing care facilities |
53,930 |
| General medical and surgical hospitals |
53,210 |
| Elementary and secondary schools |
45,740 |
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