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New Practitioners Get Real About Their First Occupational Therapy Job1/6
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Occupational Therapy Jobs2/6
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THE TRUTH ABOUT BEING AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EXPERIENCE | HEALTH CAREERS3/6
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DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT │ vlog4/6
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DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT │ vlog5/6
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Day in the Life : Occupational Therapy Student ✮6/6
Occupational Therapy Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor's & Master's
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Advanced Clinical Practice (Occupational Therapy) PgDip | Brunel University | 95% | 0% | 0% | £2825 | £6615 | 174 | Uxbridge | On campus Part-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | University of Essex | 95% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £19380 | 174 | Colchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Brunel University | 95% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £19855 | 174 | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
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Advancing Practice in Occupational Therapy (Post-Registration) MSc | Queen Margaret University | 100% | 10% | 5% | £6000 | £16500 | 142 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | University of East Anglia | 100% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £16400 | 142 | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | University of Derby | 100% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £14700 | 142 | Derby | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | University of Central Lancashire | 100% | 10% | 5% | £11000 | £13500 | 142 | Preston | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc | Queen Margaret University | 100% | 10% | 5% | £9680 | £17900 | 142 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MSc | University of Lincoln | 100% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £14900 | 142 | Lincoln | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MOccTh | Queen Margaret University | 100% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | £15500 | 142 | Edinburgh | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MOccTh | Robert Gordon University | 74% | 0% | 11% | £6750 | £14000 | 147 | Aberdeen | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc (PG) | University of Southampton | 74% | 0% | 11% | £9250 | £26950 | 147 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Huddersfield | 95% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £17000 | 145 | Huddersfield | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Teesside University | 52% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £13000 | 149 | Middlesbrough | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) | University of Bradford | 68% | 5% | 10% | £9250 £9250 | £20118 £21124 | 120 | Bradford | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Glasgow Caledonian University | 89% | 5% | 1% | £9250 | £12250 | 169 | Glasgow | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Brunel University | 32% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £17875 | 120 | Uxbridge | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Essex | 83% | 4% | 5% | £9250 | £19670 | 122 | Colchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Worcester | 100% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £13100 | 111 | Worcester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Oxford Brookes University | 93% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £16500 | 124 | Oxford | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Derby | 91% | 0% | 9% | £9250 | £14045 | 141 | Derby | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Gloucestershire | 91% | 0% | 9% | £9250 | £15000 | 141 | Cheltenham | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of East Anglia | 73% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £17100 | 147 | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Bedfordshire | 63% | 10% | 25% | £9250 | £13200 | 135 | Luton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Canterbury Christ Church University | 26% | 0% | 3% | £9250 | £14500 | 116 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Southampton | 88% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £23335 | 139 | Southampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Sunderland | 42% | 0% | 1% | £9250 | £13000 | 119 | Sunderland | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of East London | 42% | 0% | 1% | £9250 | £13740 | 119 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Cumbria | 84% | 0% | 4% | £9250 | £10500 | 131 | Carlisle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Sheffield Hallam University | 70% | 0% | 1% | £9250 | £15915 | 128 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Ulster University | 93% | 0% | 4% | £9250 | £15360 | 169 | Coleraine | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc BSc (Hons) | St George's, University of London | 89% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £17250 | 140 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BHSc (Hons) | York St John University | 79% | 4% | 0% | £9250 | £12750 | 125 | York | On campus Full-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis PgDip | Bangor University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Bangor | On campus Part-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis PgDip | University of Kent | - | - | - | - | - | - | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc | Queen's University of Belfast | - | - | - | - | - | - | Belfast | On campus Full-time | |
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Applied Behaviour Analysis MSc (PG) | Ulster University | - | - | - | - | - | - | Coleraine | On campus Part-time | |
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Foundation to Health and Veterinary Studies (Occupational Therapy) (Year 0) BSc (Hons) | University of Liverpool | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) PgDip | Cardiff University | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
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Positive Behaviour Support PgDip | University of Kent | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy) PgCert | University of Essex | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Colchester | On campus Part-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Sheffield Hallam University | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc | University of Brighton | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Brighton | On campus Full-time | |
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Advanced Occupational Therapy MSc | University of Brighton | 95% | 0% | 0% | - | - | 174 | Brighton | On campus Part-time | |
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MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | York St John University | 100% | 10% | 5% | - | - | 142 | York | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Northumbria University | 100% | 10% | 5% | - | - | 142 | Newcastle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc | University of Worcester | 100% | 10% | 5% | - | - | 142 | Worcester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MSc | Cardiff University | 100% | 10% | 5% | - | - | 142 | Cardiff | On campus Part-time | |
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MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | The University of Winchester | 100% | 10% | 5% | - | - | 142 | Winchester | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc | Coventry University | 100% | 10% | 5% | - | - | 142 | Coventry | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc | University of Cumbria | 100% | 10% | 5% | £9250 | - | 142 | Carlisle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy MOccTh | Plymouth University | 58% | 0% | 6% | - | - | 117 | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy, Professional Development MSc (PG) | Ulster University | 74% | 0% | 11% | - | - | 147 | Coleraine | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc (PG) | London South Bank University | 74% | 0% | 11% | - | - | 147 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc (PG) | Plymouth University | 58% | 0% | 6% | - | - | 117 | Plymouth | On campus Full-time | |
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Positive Behaviour Support (GDip) Grad Dip | University of Kent | 58% | 0% | 6% | - | - | 117 | Canterbury | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (Extended Degree) BSc (Hons) | London South Bank University | 91% | 5% | 0% | £9250 | - | 140 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Northumbria University | 69% | 5% | 5% | - | - | 155 | Newcastle | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of the West of England | 83% | 0% | 5% | - | - | 154 | Bristol | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Liverpool | 76% | 0% | 2% | - | - | 148 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Wrexham Glyndwr University | 93% | 0% | 0% | £9000 | - | 124 | Wrexham | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (extended) BSc (Hons) | The University of Northampton | 84% | 0% | 12% | £9250 | - | 130 | Northampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Bournemouth University | - | - | 5% | £9250 | £16500 | 142 | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Salford | 66% | 0% | 8% | - | - | 141 | Salford | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | The University of Northampton | 84% | 0% | 12% | £9250 | - | 130 | Northampton | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | Bournemouth University | - | - | 5% | £9250 | - | 142 | Poole | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Coventry University | 88% | 0% | 3% | - | - | 139 | Coventry | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of Central Lancashire | 72% | 1% | 14% | £9250 | - | 120 | Preston | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | London South Bank University | 91% | 5% | 0% | £9250 | - | 140 | London | On campus Full-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | 91% | 5% | 0% | - | - | 140 | Pontypridd | On campus Part-time | |
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Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) | Leeds Beckett University | 48% | 5% | 19% | - | - | 107 | Leeds | On campus Full-time |
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Student Reviews
Overall student satisfaction
83
/100
1303 students of Occupational Therapy in the UK replied
Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.
Source: National Student Survey NSS 2021
Salary
Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students
Salary of all UK Graduates of Occupational Therapy
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24166 | £20470 | £22755 |
25-75 percentile range | £22902 - £26286 | £13903 - £25338 | £15486 - £27802 |
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 2, 2021
All Occupational Therapy courses of UK
All Occupational Therapy courses of UK
Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £25042 | £21524 | £24377 |
25-75 percentile range | £23351 - £26091 | £16232 - £24816 | £17212 - £27910 |
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
All courses of UK
Jobs & Career Perspectives
Career perspectives for Occupational Therapy
15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
All courses of UK
Current jobs
Among graduates of Occupational Therapy who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.
Job in line with future plans
Utilise skills from studies
Work is meaningful
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Sep 29, 2021
Typical employers for graduates of Occupational Therapy
- National Health Service trusts
- Local authority social services departments
- Nursing and residential homes
- Day care and health centres
- GP practices
- Prisons
- Industrial organisations
Specialisations within Occupational Therapy
- Aquatic Therapeutic Exercise
- Assistive Technology
- Autism
- Brain Injuries
- Diabetes
- Driving and Community Mobility
- Environmental Modification
- Feeding, Eating and Swallowing
- Gerontology
- Hand Therapy
- Hippotherapy
- Low Vision
- Lymphedema
- Mental Health
- Neuro- Developmental Treatment
- Pediatrics
- Physical Rehabilitation
- School Systems
- Seating and Mobility Specialist
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Clinical Anxiety Treatment
Required skill level of job after 15 months
Among graduates of Occupational Therapy who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number of highly skilled vs non-highly skilled jobs (Unistats).
% Skilled jobs
Jobs of graduates of Occupational Therapy (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Occupational Therapy at Bournemouth University
95% | Therapy professionals |
5% | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Occupational Therapy
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Sep 29, 2021
All courses of UK
All courses of UK
Do you not fulfill the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements?
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Occupational Therapy.
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still be able to join Occupational Therapy.
FAQ
- The following degrees are offered for Occupational Therapy studies:
- Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
- Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
- Master of Science - MSc
- Masters in Occupational Therapy - MOccTh
- Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
- Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) - BHSc (Hons)
- Graduate Diploma - Grad Dip
Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) at University of Derby received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 28 respondents.
The median salary of graduates of Occupational Therapy was £24166 15 months after graduation, £20470 3 years after graduation and £22755 5 years after graduation.