License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Occupational Therapist 603 450 572 594 668
Occupational Therapy Assistant 228 257 264 287 126

Geographic Distribution

As of January 7,  2013

Occupational Therapists
County Number County Number County Number
Albany 149 Jefferson 40 Saratoga 176
Allegany 10 Kings 980 Schenectady 92
Bronx 199 Lewis 19 Schoharie 5
Broome 96 Livingston 32 Schuyler 10
Cattaraugus 21 Madison 38 Seneca 17
Cayuga 23 Monroe 360 Steuben 51
Chautauqua 53 Montgomery 25 St. Lawrence 28
Chemung 37 Nassau 1,194 Suffolk 875
Chenango 21 New York 700 Sullivan 31
Clinton 24 Niagara 92 Tioga 30
Columbia 29 Oneida 210 Tompkins 52
Cortland 13 Onondaga 227 Ulster 86
Delaware 11 Ontario 98 Warren 29
Dutchess 155 Orange 209 Washington 20
Erie 659 Orleans 7 Wayne 63
Essex 14 Oswego 33 Westchester 575
Franklin 16 Otsego 30 Wyoming 14
Fulton 13 Putnam 76 Yates 34
Genesee 28 Queens 998 NYS TOTAL 9,793
Greene 20 Rensselaer 69 OTHER US 1,520
Hamilton 1 Richmond 224 NON-US 52
Herkimer 51 Rockland 301 TOTAL 11,365
Occupational Therapy Assistants
County Number County Number County Number
Albany 87 Jefferson 11 Saratoga 58
Allegany 12 Kings 255 Schenectady 57
Bronx 142 Lewis 5 Schoharie 10
Broome 12 Livingston 20 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 41 Madison 12 Seneca 7
Cayuga 7 Monroe 68 Steuben 10
Chautauqua 80 Montgomery 20 St. Lawrence 37
Chemung 8 Nassau 157 Suffolk 273
Chenango 7 New York 74 Sullivan 34
Clinton 9 Niagara 65 Tioga 2
Columbia 16 Oneida 53 Tompkins 5
Cortland 4 Onondaga 50 Ulster 56
Delaware 5 Ontario 15 Warren 18
Dutchess 72 Orange 281 Washington 14
Erie 398 Orleans 12 Wayne 19
Essex 8 Oswego 31 Westchester 131
Franklin 9 Otsego 17 Wyoming 26
Fulton 14 Putnam 13 Yates 5
Genesee 44 Queens 503 NYS TOTAL 3,724
Greene 14 Rensselaer 44 OTHER US 322
Hamilton 1 Richmond 33 NON-US 3
Herkimer 39 Rockland 192 TOTAL 4,049

* County of location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the State Education Department. Licensees must be registered in order to practice or use the professional title within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice.

Last Updated: January 17, 2013