Exactly 180 of the 3,650 occupational therapy professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Wilmington. The number of occupational therapy professionals in Wilmington has grown by 64% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of occupational therapy professionals in Wilmington has increased, overall employment in Wilmington has also increased.

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Salaries for occupational therapy professionals in Wilmington have decreased. Wilmington occupational therapy professionals made $56,845 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for occupational therapy professionals in Wilmington was $61,360 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This decline is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Wilmington.

Occupational therapy professionals in Wilmington make a median yearly salary of $58,630. The 10% of occupational therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $34,010 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $81,440 per year.

On average occupational therapy professional salaries in Wilmington are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

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

Wilmington's occupational therapy school offers one occupational therapy degree and certificate program.

Approximately 22 students completed occupational therapy courses in 2010.