Vision Rehabilitation Therapist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 44210
- Class code
- 44210
- Pay scale group
- ST 07
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Vision Rehabilitation Therapist is $60,538 to $92,010 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 44210.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 09/30/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is specialized professional work in providing rehabilitation therapy to persons who are blind or visually impaired. An employee in this job teaches children, adults, and independent older persons who are blind or visually impaired in their homes, work sites, and other community settings. Work involves helping the individual to achieve a better personal and social adjustment to blindness by assisting in the habilitation and rehabilitation process through instruction in the adaptive and coping skills necessary to meet the demands of daily living or for engaging in a gainful occupation. An employee is expected to exercise sound judgment in evaluating individual potential for rehabilitation and for planning and coordinating implementation of instructional programs to meet individual needs. This work may include providing guidance and training to practicum interns.
Examples of the work
• Conducts thorough evaluations of the physical and intellectual conditions of child, adult, and independent living older customers who are blind or visually impaired as they relate to vision rehabilitation therapy, social situations, attitudes and personality traits, and potential for benefiting from proposed services. • Assesses the development of infants and toddlers for the purpose of designing infant stimulation programs and functional vision utilization programs that can be implemented as an aid to the development of the child. • Develops individualized plans of instruction for child, adult, and independent living older customers who are blind or visually impaired.
Minimum qualifications
• Successful completion of the commonwealth’s Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Intern program; or • A bachelor’s or master’s degree or certificate from an approved college or university program in rehabilitation teaching of the blind or visually impaired, vision rehabilitation therapy, teacher of the visually impaired, or education with a concentration in visual impairment, that includes a practicum; or • Possession of an active Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist certificate issued by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP).
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Vision Rehabilitation Therapist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $40,099 | $67,042 | $40,099 to $67,042 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.