The Oneida Community. The founder of the Oneida Community was John Humphrey Noyes. He was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1811. John Humphrey came from a well established home where his father, also named John, was a congressman and Dartmouth graduate.
Average salary. The average salary for occupational therapists working in the United States is $68,346 a year according to Payscaleâs salary data, $78,595 a year according to Salary.com, and $66,931 according to Jobstat.
AOTA's 2006 report claims an average annual salary of $58,000 for all occupational therapists. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a mean annual salary of $66,780 for all occupational therapists as of May 2008. Advance magazine wrote in 2009 that mean salaries had risen to $65,190.he AOTA wrote that entry-level salaries appear to be rising, based on its review of job advertisements and reported sign-on bonuses. Advance magazine reported that salaries rise for the first 10 years of an occupational therapist's career before leveling off.