Career Atlas USA

Best States for Occupational Therapy Assistants

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Arkansas90.2 / 100
  2. 2Texas88.2 / 100
  3. 3Oklahoma85.3 / 100
  4. 4Missouri78.1 / 100
  5. 5Pennsylvania77.3 / 100
  6. 6Delaware76.2 / 100
  7. 7Indiana72.3 / 100
  8. 8South Carolina72.2 / 100
  9. 9Louisiana71.2 / 100
  10. 10Ohio70.8 / 100
  11. 11Connecticut67.1 / 100
  12. 12New Mexico66.8 / 100
  13. 13Kansas65.5 / 100
  14. 14North Carolina64.4 / 100
  15. 15Florida63.2 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).