Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Career, Salary and Skills
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $100,330 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 162,450. Wage data is published for 417 locations.
Occupation description
Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
O*NET code
29-1122.01
Job zone
5
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$100,330
Hourly median
$48.24
Employment
162,450
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$71,690
10th
$82,510
25th
$100,330
Median
$116,670
75th
$131,950
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Service Orientation | 3.88 | 3.50 |
| Monitoring | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Writing | 3.75 | 4.00 |
Typical tasks
- Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Train clients with visual impairments to use mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).
- Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.
- Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.
- Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.
- Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.
Technology
- Oracle Hyperion
- Ai Squared ZoomText
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
- Arkenstone Atlas Speaks
- Axistive BigShot Screen Magnifier
- Dolphin Lunar
- Freedom Scientific MAGic
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in CAMedian $124,510 · Employment 13,810
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in TXMedian $106,140 · Employment 13,400
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in NYMedian $96,390 · Employment 11,690
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in New York, NYMedian $101,460 · Employment 11,640
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in FLMedian $99,360 · Employment 10,650
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in ILMedian $99,700 · Employment 7,710
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in OHMedian $99,390 · Employment 6,760
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in PAMedian $98,440 · Employment 6,560
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in MAMedian $100,930 · Employment 6,510
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in NJMedian $103,410 · Employment 6,290
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $99,860 · Employment 5,960
- Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Salary in MIMedian $89,910 · Employment 5,120
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.