Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant occupation series (code 0636): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 1,280 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, and headcount declined 0.5% from the prior period. Its average salary of $70,636 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 1,280
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $70,636
- Avg tenure
- 10.7 yrs
FedScope read on Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 1,280 people in the Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant occupation (OPM code 0636), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant runs 10.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $70,636 per year, up 0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06) groups Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family.
Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant makes up 0.4% of the 339,162 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #28 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (20th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$70,636
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-39.8%
Where Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $70,636 is higher than 26% of federal occupation series (143 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ranks higher than 26%.
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 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant 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 (1,280 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($70,636 here).
Key takeaways
- Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant pays below the federal average by 39.8% ($70,636 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 26th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,280 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ranks #189 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant makes up 0.4% of the 339,162 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #28 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.