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Occupational therapy assistant jobs in Alaska

5 open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Alaska at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $25.74 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapy Assistants in Alaska, opens in a new tab) for occupational therapy assistants here.

5
Open in AK
5
Employers hiring
2
Towns
$25.74
BLS median in AK
50th of 50 states and territories

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Where the occupational therapy assistant jobs are in Alaska

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What occupational therapy assistants earn in Alaska

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Alaska

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Alaska, May 2025

$25.74/hr ($53,530 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapy Assistants in Alaska, opens in a new tab)

Median for occupational therapy assistants, against $34.76 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapy Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 60 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapy Assistants in Alaska, opens in a new tab) employed in Alaska.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Occupational Therapy Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring occupational therapy assistants in Alaska

What the job takes

An associate degree from an accredited OTA program, then the NBCOT COTA exam.

  • License

    COTA certification and state license

    NBCOT (exam); state occupational therapy board (license)

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Occupational therapy assistant jobs in Alaska: common questions

How much do occupational therapy assistants make in Alaska?

Too few open occupational therapy assistant jobs in Alaska post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $25.74/hr ($53,530 a year) for occupational therapy assistants in Alaska (May 2025), against $34.76 nationally, 50th highest of 50 states and territories.

Where in Alaska are the most occupational therapy assistant jobs?

Anchorage (4) and Fairbanks (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring occupational therapy assistants in Alaska?

By open jobs on this board: Cross Country Healthcare (1), Foundation Health (1) and PACS Group (1). In all, 5 employers have occupational therapy assistant jobs open in Alaska.

What do you need to work as an occupational therapy assistant in Alaska?

An associate degree from an accredited OTA program, then the NBCOT COTA exam. COTA certification and state license (NBCOT (exam); state occupational therapy board (license)). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Alaska's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Alaska, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Alaska, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapy Assistants (SOC 31-2011), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapy Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Occupational Therapy Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. COTA certification and state license: NBCOT (exam); state occupational therapy board (license)

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Occupational therapy assistant jobs in Alaska. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/occupational-therapy-assistant/alaska

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