Are There Jobs For COTA's?
This morning I came upon a Blog entry by Tim Banish, COTA, which caught my eye. The title of the posting is "COTA Jobs in Demand, or Not?" In his entry Tim tries to discover if, 1.)there are there plenty of jobs for COTA's to pick from in the U.S., or, 2.) there are very little jobs available for today's pool of COTA's?
It seems like the answer to this question is the same as many occupations out there. Jobs are plentiful in certain settings and locations and not so plentiful in others.
"Searching the job boards there appears to be many different jobs listed for a COTA. Most of these jobs are in LTC, but there are a few listed for schools, hospitals, and even out-patient clinics. There are also many jobs posted for travelers, but these would probably be in LTC as well.
As far as finding jobs more plentiful in certain areas of the country, this is something that seems to be definitely true. The larger cities and heavier populated areas do have more jobs listed. However this makes sense, more people to rehab equals more jobs to be had."
What do you think? Are COTA's in demand? Does the amount of jobs available to Occupational Therapy Assistants correlate with the need for their profession or rather to the fact that the profession is over saturated? Leave a comment with your thoughts.
Article courtesy of RehabCare Student blog. RehabCare provides college recruiting for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapists Assistance, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Speech Language Pathologists.
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