Occupation AtlasLow Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
O*NET · 29-1122.01
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
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.
Also called Blind O and M Therapist · Blind Orientation and Mobility Therapist (Blind O and M Therapist) · Certified Low Vision Therapist (CLVT) · Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) · Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (CVRT) · CLVT · COMS · CVRT
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Global Mobility Specialist · Low Vision Therapist · Mobility Professional · Mobility Specialist · O and M Instructor · O and M Specialist · Orientation and Mobility Instructor (O and M Instructor) · Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O and M Specialist) · Orientation Specialist · Rehabilitation Specialist · Rehabilitation Teacher · Rehabilitation Therapist · Students with Visual Impairments Teacher (TVI) · TVI · Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) · Vision Specialist · Vision Therapist · Visually Impaired Teacher (TVI) · VRT
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
SRISocial · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- S Social6.52
- R Realistic3.93
- I Investigative3.89
- A Artistic3.20
- C Conventional2.83
- E Enterprising2.12
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- None (35%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (35%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (30%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SpeakingbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 4.0Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- InstructingImportance 3.9Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Service OrientationImportance 3.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- WritingbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.5Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
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- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- PersuasionImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Systems AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Systems EvaluationImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Time ManagementImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- NegotiationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Operation and ControlImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- Technology DesignImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- SciencebasicImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.4Level 0.8
- ProgrammingImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.1Level —
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.1Level —
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
19 core · 2 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Teach cane skills, including cane use with a guide, diagonal techniques, and two-point touches.Importance 4.7
- Recommend appropriate mobility devices or systems, such as human guides, dog guides, long canes, electronic travel aids (ETAs), and other adaptive mobility devices (AMDs).Importance 4.7
- 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).Importance 4.6
- Develop rehabilitation or instructional plans collaboratively with clients, based on results of assessments, needs, and goals.Importance 4.5
- Train clients to use tactile, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, and proprioceptive information.Importance 4.4
- Write reports or complete forms to document assessments, training, progress, or follow-up outcomes.Importance 4.4
- Teach clients to travel independently, using a variety of actual or simulated travel situations or exercises.Importance 4.3
- Assess clients' functioning in areas such as vision, orientation and mobility skills, social and emotional issues, cognition, physical abilities, and personal goals.Importance 4.3
- Provide consultation, support, or education to groups such as parents and teachers.Importance 4.2
- Teach independent living skills or techniques, such as adaptive eating, medication management, diabetes management, and personal management.Importance 4.2
- Teach self-advocacy skills to clients.Importance 4.2
- Design instructional programs to improve communication, using devices such as slates and styluses, braillers, keyboards, adaptive handwriting devices, talking book machines, digital books, and optical character readers (OCRs).Importance 4.1
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- Monitor clients' progress to determine whether changes in rehabilitation plans are needed.Importance 4.1
- Identify visual impairments related to basic life skills in areas such as self care, literacy, communication, health management, home management, and meal preparation.Importance 4.1
- Participate in professional development activities, such as reading literature, continuing education, attending conferences, and collaborating with colleagues.Importance 4.0
- Train clients to use adaptive equipment, such as large print, reading stands, lamps, writing implements, software, and electronic devices.Importance 4.0
- Obtain, distribute, or maintain low vision devices.Importance 3.9
- Collaborate with specialists, such as rehabilitation counselors, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists, to provide client solutions.Importance 3.8
- Refer clients to services, such as eye care, health care, rehabilitation, and counseling, to enhance visual and life functioning or when condition exceeds scope of practice.Importance 3.6
- Administer tests and interpret test results to develop rehabilitation plans for clients.Importance 3.8
- Train clients to read or write Braille.Importance 3.7
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- English LanguageImportance 4.3Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Education and TrainingImportance 4.2Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- PsychologyImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- TransportationImportance 3.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Drive a semi-truck through a busy city
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 3.5Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.4Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
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- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 2.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- GeographyImportance 2.6Level 2.7
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.6Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- AdministrativeImportance 2.5Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Administration and ManagementImportance 2.2Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Approve a reimbursement request
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.2Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 2.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Understand another culture's religious practices
- Foreign LanguageImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- MathematicsImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
- TelecommunicationsImportance 1.7Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- BiologyImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 1.5Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.5Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
- MechanicalImportance 1.4Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- DesignImportance 1.3Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
- Food ProductionImportance 1.3Level —
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.3Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.2Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.2Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.1Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 3.9
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.6Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
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- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Information OrderingImportance 3.4Level 3.9Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- OriginalityImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Far VisionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Near VisionImportance 3.1Level 3.9
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- VisualizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- MemorizationImportance 2.6Level 2.9
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.5Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.5Level 2.6
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 2.5Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.1Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.1Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Spatial OrientationImportance 2.1Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
- Trunk StrengthImportance 2.1Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Depth PerceptionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.0Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Number FacilityImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
- Static StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
- StaminaImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- Night VisionImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Rate ControlImportance 1.6Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Response OrientationImportance 1.6Level 0.6
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.4Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.3Level —
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.3Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.3Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Getting InformationImportance 4.1Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 4.1Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.0Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.9Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
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- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 3.8Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.7Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 3.7Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.7Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Working with ComputersImportance 3.7Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.5Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 3.1Level 2.6
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 2.7
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.9Level 2.7
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 2.9Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Processing InformationImportance 2.9Level 2.8
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.7Level 2.7
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.4Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.4Level 2.9
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.4Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.4Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
25 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (15)
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
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- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
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- Python
- Ruby
- SAP software
- Workday software
Other tools (10)
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- American Printing House for the Blind Learn Keys
- American Printing House for the Blind Talking Typer
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