Graduate Faculty and student at Practicum site in New Brunswick Occupational therapy practice is broad in scope and offers a wide range of career opportunities for men and women. Occupational therapists work in either public or private sectors, with any age group, and with individual, group, organizational, or community clients. Work may be conducted in institutions, businesses, or communities. Career development is open and highly flexible. Graduate level study expands career options in practice specialties, management, consulting, community development, policy development, programme development and evaluation, and academia.
Therapists work in teams to help individuals and groups.
Occupational therapy leaders with Masters and Doctoral degrees in occupational therapy have the edge. Careers in policy development, program and community development and academia are now requiring graduate level applicants. Occupational therapy practice may enable occupation directly through individualized therapy, or at the systems level through management, staff education, environmental modifications, policy development, advocacy, evaluation, research and more. Job opportunities are increasing in community health, health promotion, employment adjustment, human resource development, community development, public education, advocacy, homemaking and parenting support, research and other areas. Employment opportunities are strong in community and institutional health services, and growing in schools, work places, corrections facilities, insurance agencies, universities, governments, and virtually any place that directly addresses or indirectly governs daily living.