What the letters mean
Records usually carry the fuller form OTR/L - occupational therapist, registered and licensed - or the degree, MOT or OTD. Entry to practice is a master's or doctoral program, supervised fieldwork, a national certification examination and a state licence.
A COTA is a certified occupational therapy assistant, a separate credential working under supervision. Occupation here means any purposeful activity, from dressing to driving, and not employment.
Occupational therapists on the public record
Counted from what providers file about themselves, with suppression applied before anything is counted, refreshed 2026-10-05. Names, specialties and practice locations are public; work email and phone are for signed-in customers.
| State | On record | With work email | With practice phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 16,972 | 4,914 29% | 16,968 |
| California | 12,898 | 3,402 26% | 12,894 |
| Florida | 10,258 | 2,810 27% | 10,256 |
| Texas | 9,893 | 3,285 33% | 9,889 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,331 | 2,930 35% | 8,329 |
| Illinois | 7,302 | 2,235 31% | 7,301 |
| Michigan | 6,328 | 2,285 36% | 6,327 |
| New Jersey | 6,244 | 1,951 31% | 6,243 |
Closely related, and where to find them.
Closely related
- Occupational therapist The everyday-tasks profession, and why occupation does not mean employment.
- PT Physical therapist - the licence, with the doctorate usually beside it.
Find them
- Occupational therapists list counts by state, the fields a record carries, a sample record.
- PT, OT & speech physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.
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