Allied Health Professionals
Occupational Therapist: Workforce Profile
456 on the Register · 305 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 456 occupational therapist professionals. 305 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 8 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is The Speech Clinic, with 14 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
456
On the register
12
Register per 100K
67%
FTL rate
N/A
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
With 8 full-time licence holders per 100K population, this specialty's supply level should be interpreted in context of Dubai's demographics and healthcare utilization patterns.
How many hold a full-time licence?
FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. 67% of registered occupational therapist professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 33% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
305
67%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
151
33%
Which facilities employ the most occupational therapist professionals?
The largest single employer holds 5% of all occupational therapist professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Occupational Therapist Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Speech Clinic | 14 | 43 |
| 2 | Advanced Behavioural Learning Environment | 13 | 59 |
| 3 | Trustmedical Home Health Care Center | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Neuropedia Childrens Neuroscience Center | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Hakkini Clinic | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Alhanan Home Health Care Center | 8 | 71 |
| 7 | The Developing Child Centre | 8 | 19 |
| 8 | Dubai Autism Center | 8 | 22 |
| 9 | Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health | 7 | 2,675 |
| 10 | Bridges Speech Center | 7 | 22 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Occupational Therapist Professionals
Areas with at least one occupational therapist professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. 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 from the list is not an area without this specialty.
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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. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.