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Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$98,340	9800	11.1%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$98,340

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

9800

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

11.1%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Master's Degree

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: N.A.

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
Prepare healthcare training materials.
Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.
Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
Diagnose medical conditions.
Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
Recommend types of assistive devices.
Advocate for individual or community needs.
Teach life skills or strategies to clients or their families.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
Teach self-advocacy skills to clients.
Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.
Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.
Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.
Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.
Design instructional programs to improve communication, using devices such as slates and styluses, braillers, keyboards, adaptive handwriting devices, talking book machines, digital books, and optical character readers (OCRs).
Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.
Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.
Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.
Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.
Refer clients to services, such as eye care, health care, rehabilitation, and counseling, to enhance visual and life functioning or when condition exceeds scope of practice.
Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.
Train clients to read or write Braille.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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