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Career transition

Physical TherapistsOccupational Therapists

What it takes to move from physical therapists into occupational therapists — the overlap, the gaps, and the pay change.

The transferable cut

Refit analysis ·10 of the top skills overlap between Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists — Active Listening, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Writing, so that experience transfers directly. The main gaps to close are few. Median pay moves from $101,020 to $98,340 (-3%).

Skills that transfer

You likely already have these from physical therapists.

  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Learning
  • Learning Strategies
  • Science
  • Mathematics

Gaps to close

What occupational therapistsasks for that you'll need to build.

  • No major missing skills among the top set.

Pay change

Physical Therapists
$101,020
Occupational Therapists
$98,340

Re-angle your Physical Therapists experience toward Occupational Therapists

Honest tailoring

See how your resume lines up with Occupational Therapists

Refit re-angles your real experience toward this role using the skills above — and never invents skills you don't have. A no-fabrication gate checks every change before you see it.

Free. No account needed to see your first re-fit.