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Orientation Therapist for Blind Salary
in Connecticut, United States
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$88,829 (USD)
Average Salary
$43/hr
Average Hourly
$1,324
Average Bonus
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The average pay for an Orientation Therapist for Blind is $88,829 a year and $43 an hour in Connecticut, United States. The average salary range for an Orientation Therapist for Blind is between $62,447 and $107,839. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Connecticut, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Connecticut ( kə-NET-ik-ət) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to its east, Massachusetts to its north, New York to its west, and Long Island Sound to its south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically, the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word Connecticut is derived from various anglicized spellings of Quinnetuket, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river...
Job Summary
Description:
- Assists blind and visually impaired clients to achieve personal adjustment and maximum independence through training in techniques of daily living: interviews clients, analyzes client's lifestyle, and administers assessment tests to determine present and required or desired orientation and mobility skills.
- Trains clients in awareness of physical environment through sense of smell, hearing, and touch, and to travel alone, with or without cane, through use of variety of actual or simulated travel situations and exercises.
- Teaches clients personal and home management skills, and communication skills, such as eating, grooming, dressing, coin and money identification, cooking, and use of telephone and bathroom facilities.
- Teaches clients to protect body, using hands and arms to detect obstacles.
- Instructs clients in arts, crafts, and recreational skills, such as macrame, leatherworking, sewing, ceramics, and playing piano to improve sense of touch, coordination, and motor skills.
- Teaches clients to read and write braille.
- Instructs client in use of reading machines and common electrical devices, and in development of effective listening techniques.
- Instructs clients in group activities, such as swimming, dancing, or playing modified sports activities to encourage and increase capacity for social participation and improve general health.
- Prepares progress report to allow members of rehabilitation team to evaluate clients' ability to perform varied activities essential to daily living.
- May develop and implement individualized orientation and mobility instructional program for blin.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Orientation Therapist for Blind is $88,829 a year and $43 an hour in Connecticut, United States. The average salary range for an Orientation Therapist for Blind is between $62,447 and $107,839. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Connecticut, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Orientation Therapist for Blind Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Therapists, All Other
Job family population: 16,920
Estimated population of Orientation Therapist for Blind jobs: 15,658
Rate of error: 5.1%
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About Connecticut, United States
Connecticut Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Connecticut ( kə-NET-ik-ət) is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to its east, Massachusetts to its north, New York to its west, and Long Island Sound to its south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically, the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word Connecticut is derived from various anglicized spellings of Quinnetuket, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river...
Job Summary
Description:
- Assists blind and visually impaired clients to achieve personal adjustment and maximum independence through training in techniques of daily living: interviews clients, analyzes client's lifestyle, and administers assessment tests to determine present and required or desired orientation and mobility skills.
- Trains clients in awareness of physical environment through sense of smell, hearing, and touch, and to travel alone, with or without cane, through use of variety of actual or simulated travel situations and exercises.
- Teaches clients personal and home management skills, and communication skills, such as eating, grooming, dressing, coin and money identification, cooking, and use of telephone and bathroom facilities.
- Teaches clients to protect body, using hands and arms to detect obstacles.
- Instructs clients in arts, crafts, and recreational skills, such as macrame, leatherworking, sewing, ceramics, and playing piano to improve sense of touch, coordination, and motor skills.
- Teaches clients to read and write braille.
- Instructs client in use of reading machines and common electrical devices, and in development of effective listening techniques.
- Instructs clients in group activities, such as swimming, dancing, or playing modified sports activities to encourage and increase capacity for social participation and improve general health.
- Prepares progress report to allow members of rehabilitation team to evaluate clients' ability to perform varied activities essential to daily living.
- May develop and implement individualized orientation and mobility instructional program for blin.
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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