Also called: Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists build instructing, service orientation and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Adapted Physical Education Specialists (84%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adapted Physical Education Specialists | 84% | $76,580Pay for the broader BLS group “Special Education Teachers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | 82% | $60,280 | — | None |
| 3 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 82% | $46,850 | — | None |
| 4 | Occupational Therapy Assistants | 82% | $72,300 | — | None |
| 5 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | 81% | $74,260 | — | None |
| 6 | Special Education Teachers, Preschool | 81% | $64,830 | — | None |
| 7 | Marriage and Family Therapists | 78% | $66,940 | — | None |
| 8 | Healthcare Social Workers | 78% | $67,880 | — | None |
| 9 | Occupational Therapy Aides | 77% | $39,160 | — | None |
| 10 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 77% | $80,250 | — | None |
Compared with Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
84% skill match · $76,580 (broader BLS group)
Coordination · Operations Analysis · Management of Financial Resources
82% skill match · $60,280
Operations Analysis · Coordination · Management of Financial Resources
82% skill match · $46,850
Operations Analysis · Management of Financial Resources · Coordination
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Adapted Physical Education Specialists (84% skill match, median $76,580), Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (82% skill match, median $60,280) and Rehabilitation Counselors (82% skill match, median $46,850), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than low vision therapists, orientation and mobility specialists, and vision rehabilitation therapists at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.