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License Statistics for Occupational Therapy Assistants

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Occupational Therapy Assistant 326 275 219 161 122

Geographic Distribution*

Occupational Therapy Assistants as of January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 81 Jefferson 9 Saratoga 80
Allegany 10 Kings 244 Schenectady 41
Bronx 134 Lewis 7 Schoharie 2
Broome 13 Livingston 15 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 38 Madison 7 Seneca 2
Cayuga 12 Monroe 104 Steuben 10
Chautauqua 75 Montgomery 20 St. Lawrence 25
Chemung 2 Nassau 213 Suffolk 333
Chenango 6 New York 71 Sullivan 33
Clinton 11 Niagara 46 Tioga 4
Columbia 15 Oneida 33 Tompkins 2
Cortland 4 Onondaga 93 Ulster 59
Delaware 8 Ontario 13 Warren 9
Dutchess 84 Orange 301 Washington 11
Erie 296 Orleans 12 Wayne 18
Essex 6 Oswego 25 Westchester 176
Franklin 5 Otsego 13 Wyoming 17
Fulton 14 Putnam 26 Yates 1
Genesee 32 Queens 483 NYS TOTAL 3787
Greene 12 Rensselaer 50 OTHER US 570
Hamilton 2 Richmond 44 NON-US 3
Herkimer 19 Rockland 256 TOTAL 4360

* 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.