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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Occupational Therapist 1,032 1,016 1,115 949 1,135

Geographic Distribution*

As of January 1,  2022

Occupational Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 179 Jefferson 68 Saratoga 221
Allegany 19 Kings 1,434 Schenectady 128
Bronx 273 Lewis 23 Schoharie 13
Broome 129 Livingston 40 Schuyler 11
Cattaraugus 34 Madison 42 Seneca 14
Cayuga 38 Monroe 531 Steuben 76
Chautauqua 73 Montgomery 29 St. Lawrence 37
Chemung 56 Nassau 1,753 Suffolk 1,209
Chenango 24 New York 787 Sullivan 39
Clinton 41 Niagara 118 Tioga 42
Columbia 35 Oneida 274 Tompkins 69
Cortland 18 Onondaga 372 Ulster 107
Delaware 14 Ontario 137 Warren 40
Dutchess 217 Orange 296 Washington 28
Erie 935 Orleans 11 Wayne 78
Essex 21 Oswego 54 Westchester 763
Franklin 22 Otsego 36 Wyoming 20
Fulton 19 Putnam 102 Yates 41
Genesee 34 Queens 1,426 NYS TOTAL 13,663
Greene 30 Rensselaer 116 OTHER US 2,663
Hamilton 3 Richmond 393 NON-US 83
Herkimer 62 Rockland 409 TOTAL 16,409

* 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.