Exactly 200 of the 7,740 occupational therapy professionals employed in Florida, work in Gainesville. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of occupational therapy professionals in Gainesville has grown by 43%. Overall employment in Gainesville has also increased.

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In Gainesville, salaries for occupational therapy professionals have increased. Gainesville occupational therapy professionals made $59,880 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for occupational therapy professionals in Gainesville was $51,270 per year. The growth in the salary of occupational therapy professionals in Gainesville is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Gainesville occupational therapy professionals earn a median yearly salary of $59,390. The 10% of occupational therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $27,070 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $94,280 per year.

On average occupational therapy professionals in Gainesville earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Gainesville.

There is only one accredited occupational therapy school in the city. Many of Gainesville's occupational therapy professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in occupational therapy offered by Gainesville's occupational therapy school.

Approximately 55 students completed occupational therapy courses in 2010.