Also called: Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Teaches adults who lose their sight how to cook, read braille, use tech, and live independently.
Visits a retired woman losing her sight to macular degeneration, labels her stove with tactile dots, and teaches her to use voice commands on her phone.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in vision rehabilitation therapy plus certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Rehabilitation, Special Education.
Growing faster than average. Small field; estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI apps that read and describe help clients, raising the need for therapists who teach people to use them at home.
Classes: Psychology, Computer applications, Family and consumer sciences.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1129.
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