| 1 |
Workforce supply |
Practicing occupational therapists, or related occupational therapy supply profile – including gender and demographics |
| 2 |
Workforce production (i.e., number of those entering into practice and entry-level requirements) |
New graduates per year, number and distribution of education programs; accreditation of occupational therapy education programs – number or characteristics, required entry-level credentials for the occupational therapy profession |
| 3 |
Workforce needs or demands, in the past, present, or forecasted |
Systematic determination of the occupational therapy workforce requirements for HRH policy and planning purposes; determination of occupational therapist supply-need gaps or forecasting endeavors on the future shortages or surplus of occupational therapists |
| 4 |
Employment trends |
Employment/unemployment rates, filled versus unfilled vacancies, underemployment, dual practices, joint appointments, career breaks, or employment trajectories |
| 5 |
Workforce distribution |
Distribution (e.g., number or percentage of the workforce) by geographical areas, sector, service-level, practice area, or public versus private roles |
| 6 |
Workforce mobility |
International and within-country migration; mobility across sectors; factors affecting mobility |
| 7 |
Career attractiveness and factors affecting recruitment and retention |
Remunerations or career progression, rewards or disincentives, career choice, attrition – career shifts or dropouts, return to the profession, professional development opportunities, recruitment and retention rates or determinants, including in underserved sectors or rural and remote locations |
| 8 |
Management, performance, and productivity of occupational therapy staff |
Human resources management and leadership practices – including recruitment practices, staffing and scheduling, productivity and workload, professional burnout or work-related stress associated to staff management practices, performance, productivity, absence, or attrition |
| 9 |
Credentialing, regulation, certification, and licensing requirements, under a policy, reimbursement or legal framework |
Continuing education requirements, task-shifting or changes in the scope of practice or delegation, acquisition of new practices – enacted into law, health policies, or professional standards or broader research-or data-based processes evaluating or developing any of these |
| 10 |
Systems-based or systematic analysis of workforce policies |
Research on or data-based analysis of the occupational therapy workforce policies, plans, governance, management, or any related research |
