Occupational Therapist
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Occupational Therapist occupation series (code 0631), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Occupational Therapist is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 2,158 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $119,393 it pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #24 of 45
FedScope read on Occupational Therapist (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved sideways versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Code 06, the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, is where the federal government classifies Occupational Therapist alongside 44 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Occupational Therapist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family totals 339,162 employees, and Occupational Therapist accounts for 0.6% of them. Its average salary ranks in the top half (67th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Occupational Therapist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$119,393
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+1.8%
Where Occupational Therapist ranks on rich federal pay
Occupational Therapist earns more on average than 67% of federal occupation series (362 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Occupational Therapist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Occupational Therapist.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Occupational Therapist outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2,158 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($119,393 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Occupational Therapist pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Occupational Therapist postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.