[en] Introduction: In the Spanish population, work is a central occupation in people's lives, as it ensures a means of subsistence and allows the creation of a life project. However, employment conditions influence and shape other occupations positively or negatively. Following the economic crisis of 2008, there has been a trend towards the precariousness of jobs, which also affects the practice of occupational therapy. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic situation in which we are immersed has aggravated the difficulties and challenges already existing in the profession and in all areas of life. Aim: to explore the employment situation of occupational therapists in Spain, paying special attention to the possible effects of the health emergency on their working and occupational life. Methodology: descriptive study. The sample was 329 people, with a confidence interval of 95% and a precision of 5%. The method of data collection was by means of an online questionnaire comprising 148 variables structured into: socio-demographic and economic profile, education, employment and influence of Covid-19. The data were analysed using SPSS 23 and Epidat 4.2. Results: 329 people participated, 90% of whom work as occupational therapists. The participation of women stands out, representing 92.7% (N=305). 69.9% of the participants have only one job (N=230) and half of them earn between 1000 and 1399 euros. And it also highlights that COVID-19 is not the main cause of unemployment, but it has changed people's occupational and working lives. Conclusions: The precarious employment of occupational therapists and the interest of professionals in continuing lifelong learning are evident.

[gl] Introdución: Na poboación española, o traballo é unha ocupación central na vida das persoas, pois asegura un medio de subsistencia e permite a creación dun proxecto de vida. Con todo, as condicións do emprego inciden e moldean positiva ou negativamente outras ocupacións. Tras a crise económica do 2008 obsérvase unha tendencia cara á precarización dos empregos, que tamén afecta o exercicio da Terapia Ocupacional. Ademais, a situación pandémica COVID-19, na que estamos inmersos agravou as dificultades e os desafíos xa existentes na profesión e en todos os ámbitos da vida. Obxectivos: explorar a situación laboral dos/ as terapeutas ocupacionais en España, prestando especial atención aos posibles efectos da emerxencia sanitaria na vida laboral e ocupacional destas. Metodoloxía: estudo descritivo. A mostra foi de 329 persoas, cun intervalo de confianza do 95% e unha precisión do 5%. O método de recollida de datos foi mediante un cuestionario en liña conformado por 148 variables estruturadas en: perfil sociodemográfico e económico, formativo, laboral e influencia da Covid-19. Os datos analizáronse con SPSS 23 e Epidat 4.2. Resultados: participaron 329 persoas das cales o 90% traballan como terapeutas ocupacionais. Resalta a participación feminina que representa o 92,7% (N=305). O 69,9% dos/ as participantes teñen un só emprego (N=230) e a metade destes/ as cobra entre 1000 e 1399 euros. E tamén destaca que a COVID-19 non é a principal causa de desemprego, pero si modificou a vida ocupacional e laboral das persoas. Conclusións: Evidéncianse a precariedade laboral dos/ as terapeutas ocupacionais e o interese dos/ as profesionais de seguir formándose ao longo da vida.