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How to become Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Median annual wage for Occupational Therapists (29-1122) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.
What you would actually do
The tasks that make up the work of Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Recommend types of assistive devices.
- Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
- Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
- Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
- Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.
- Advocate for individual or community needs.
- Teach life skills or strategies to clients or their families.
- Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Speaking4.0/5
- Learning Strategies4.0/5
- Reading Comprehension3.9/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.9/5
- Instructing3.9/5
- Service Orientation3.9/5
- Writing3.8/5
- Active Learning3.8/5
- Monitoring3.8/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Social6.5/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Realistic3.9/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Investigative3.9/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Artistic3.2/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
- Conventional2.8/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Enterprising2.1/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
