Occupational Therapist Career in Dubai
456 on the Register · 305 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 456 occupational therapist professionals. The 305 with a full-time licence work at 114 facilities. The FTL rate is 67%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
456
On the register
12
Register per 100K population
67%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of occupational therapist professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Occupational Therapist Professionals
The areas with the most matched occupational therapist records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Al Barsha
30 matched
Umm Suqeim
22 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
21 matched
Al Garhoud
16 matched
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
15 matched
Jumeirah
12 matched
Oud Metha
10 matched
Al Safa
9 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
305
67%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
151
33%
The FTL rate is the share of registered occupational therapist professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many occupational therapist professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 305 occupational therapist professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 456 in all, or 12 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for occupational therapist in Dubai?
The largest employers are The Speech Clinic, Advanced Behavioural Learning Environment, Trustmedical Home Health Care Center. The top facility employs 14 occupational therapist professionals.
What is the FTL rate for occupational therapist in Dubai?
67% of occupational therapist professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 33% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.