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amother

Tue, Jan 06 2015, 9:50 pm

Anyone here an OTA? Im interested in finding out about the job, pay and if there is a need for OTAs. Im in Brooklyn. Any info is greatly appreciated.

amother

Tue, Jan 13 2015, 9:35 pm

Anyone?

mommyfirst

Tue, Jan 13 2015, 10:04 pm

OTA positions are mostly in nursing home type settings. I would strongly consider an OT degree instead, if possible. It will give you a lot more flexibility and way better pay potential.

Chew21

Tue, Jan 20 2015, 5:19 pm

I am also interested in going for OTA since it is less schooling and I can always advance to OT. Anyone have any info? Job availability, salary ect.

mirror

Tue, Jan 20 2015, 5:21 pm

I do know that hospitals are hiring more OTAs and fewer OTs. OTAs make about $20 an hour. In a hospital, an OTA can make $70k after ten years.

Which program are you considering?

Chew21

Fri, Apr 17 2015, 6:24 pm

Bump

happy1234

Mon, Apr 20 2015, 9:17 am

I'm an OT not an OTA. If you have any general questions I can help you. I am not familiar with OTA jobs etc. I know schooling is less and pay is less and most employees prefer a regular OT because they can do evaluations. I'm in the public school system and the OTs I think are regular OTs not OTAs.

amother

Peach

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 9:52 pm

Hi,
I know this is a few months late. I am also interested in OTA, because of the schooling and being a functioning mother and wife during schooling is extremely important to me. I know because an OTA can't evaluate a patient it does make it less convenient for clients. But does anyone know if OTA's can do home care, if a patient was previously evaluated.
I would love to work with kids in home care, I just keep going back and forth wondering if OTA is even worth it.
Does anyone have any input?

Thanks!

amother

Yellow

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 10:20 pm

amother wrote:

Technically it would be permitted since OTA does not require on site OT supervision (PTA does), but practically speaking, I dont know of any agencies that hire OTA in this capacity. The work for OTA is primarily in SNF and school based settings.

Otrox

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 10:33 pm

amother wrote:

In NYC you can not work in CPSE or CSE so that limits you. You can work with school aged children through insurance (going rate here $40/hour). You can work in early intervention and do home care (going rate her $40/half hour and $50/hour, only paid for treatment time).
You can also work in SNF, but I don't know the rates. You can check out the going rates on glassdoor.com.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask, but I will only base it off of what I know about New York City.

Otrox

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 10:36 pm

mommyfirst wrote:

OTA positions are mostly in nursing home type settings. I would strongly consider an OT degree instead, if possible. It will give you a lot more flexibility and way better pay potential.

If you are doing your schooling the Jewish way, it may be worth it to become a Cota. It is a lot less $$ in student loans, and if you are good at negotiating, you will end up making $5-10 less an hour than that OT who may be stuck with $80,000 worth of debt. Some schools like downstate are much cheaper, but the Jewish programs are very expensive.

Otrox

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 10:40 pm

amother wrote:

Competent care, an NYC early intervention homecare company has COTAs working for them. I'm sure there are others as well.
Again, I am only giving info on NY because that's what I know best.

amother

Peach

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 10:59 pm

thank you so much.
Are you an OTA?
I assume you recommend going into it

Otrox

Mon, Oct 31 2016, 11:35 pm

amother wrote:

thank you so much.
Are you an OTA?
I assume you recommend going into it

I am an OT. I am just trying to give you more information. I lecture graduating classes and provide them with this kind of information.
I also wish someone would have provided me with information before I went to school.

amother

Pink

Tue, Nov 01 2016, 9:46 am

I don't live in NY area but work for a company that does geriatric home care. (not as an OT or OTA). while we do hire OTA's, they don't get a ton of consistent work. Its mostly filling in and backing up the OT's if they get too busy. I have a friend who is an OTA and works at a hospital and loves it. I don't know anything about salary.

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