Behaviour Therapist
Also known as: ABA Therapist · Behaviour Technician
Runs structured behaviour programmes for children with autism and developmental conditions.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A behaviour therapist works one-on-one with children who have autism or other developmental conditions, teaching communication, daily living and social skills through structured, play-based sessions. Employers include child development centres, therapy clinics, special schools and home-based therapy services. A typical day involves several sessions, careful data recording and short updates to parents.
- Deliver one-on-one therapy sessions
- Track and record behaviour data
- Follow plans set by a supervising clinician
- Guide parents on practice at home
How you get in
Freshers usually join a therapy centre as a trainee and complete an in-house or external ABA training while working under supervision. Some take an international behaviour-technician certificate. Patience with children and comfort working with families matter as much as theory.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Applied Behaviour Analysis basics
- Observing and recording behaviour data
- Play-based teaching
- Communicating with parents
- Patience and consistency
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
BA (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BA (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- This is not the same as a clinical psychologist role; licensed practice needs further study and RCI registration.
- Work is often emotionally demanding but direct and hands-on.
- Next roles: senior therapist, programme supervisor, or further study in clinical or rehabilitation psychology.
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