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 edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $70,636 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 10.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #28 of 45
FedScope read on Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, 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.
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 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family's 339,162 combined employees. 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
Occupation Average
$70,636
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-39.8%
Where Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant.
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
- Place Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant 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 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant 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.