Occupational Therapy Assistants, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here21
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  • occupational therapy technician
  • certified occupational assistant
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  • occupational therapist assistant ota
  • licensed occupational therapy assistant lota
  • certified occupational therapy assistant cota
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  • certified occupational therapist assistant cota
  • rehabilitation therapy technician rehab therapy tech
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SOC code
31-2011.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
24 activities
Activities an agent can take on
4
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Occupational Therapy AssistantsSOC 31-2011.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
52% · agentPartly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 2 need no setup
Documentation & Records Agent
eClinicalWorks EHR software · Microsoft Word · Patient documentation software
Needs eClinicalWorks EHR software
Billing & Scheduling Agent
Billing software · Scheduling software · Microsoft Outlook
Needs Scheduling software
Treatment Planning Agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Patient documentation software
● No integration needed
Care Team Communication Agent
Email · Microsoft Outlook · eClinicalWorks EHR software
● No integration needed
You keep this
Deliver hands-on therapeutic activities and physical assistance to patientsProvide in-person instruction, encouragement, and emotional support during therapyApprove and take accountability for patient treatment decisions and progress assessmentsMaintain direct therapeutic relationships and trust with patients and families

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Documentation, reporting & medical records88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Clerical work, billing & scheduling85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Treatment program development & planning78% · drafting and content production · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 24 detailed work activities O*NET records for Occupational Therapy Assistants, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.