r/OccupationalTherapy is a subreddit with 59k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, job, ot, and new grad, and they frequently recommend/review sneaker recommendations, scrubs, and compression socks.
This is a subreddit to celebrate all things Occupational Therapy. Whether you are an OT, know an OT, want to be an OT, or just want to hang out with some OT's, you are welcome here.
Popular Themes in r/OccupationalTherapy
#1
Advice Requests
: "Travel Occupational Therapy Advice"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Equipment recommendations"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Interview fatigue, jobs don’t want to train anymore."
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Maximizing your pay as a COTA"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Job Openings in The Triangle (NC)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/OccupationalTherapy
#1
Struggling
43 posts
#2
Looking For
11 posts
#3
Job
7 posts
#4
Ot
6 posts
#5
New Grad
6 posts
#6
Career
4 posts
#7
Acute Care
3 posts
#8
Mental Health
3 posts
#9
Anatomy
2 posts
#10
Pediatric
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/OccupationalTherapy
Sneaker Recommendations
21 reviews
#1
Brooks
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Hoka
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
Kizik
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Scrubs
6 reviews
#1
FIGS
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Dolan
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Healing Hands
4.0★ from 1 review
Compression Socks
5 reviews
#1
Cloves
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Truform
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Pro Compression
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/OccupationalTherapy
#1
Discussion
: "OT in IPR- Etiquette of Rejecting Taking on a Level II Student"
28 posts
#2
Venting - Advice Wanted
: "feel like im not good enough"
16 posts
#3
Career
: "Any COTAs successfully pivot away from clinical work? Or to telehealth?"
10 posts
#4
Applications
: "Please proofread my personal statement!"
10 posts
#5
USA
: "Internationally educated OT (Philippines -> UK) hoping to move to the US"
6 posts
#6
School
: "Cliquey cohort"
4 posts
#7
Australia
: "Is it better to peruse a career in social work or OT?"
4 posts
#8
School Therapy
: "School OT Referrals"
2 posts
#9
Outpatient
: "Advice for New Grad in OP Hands"
2 posts
#10
UK
: "Protect EHCPs - Education and health care plan"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/OccupationalTherapy
Yearly
+10k members(20.2%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026