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Upstream Rehabilitation
Fort Worth, Texas

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$90k

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist - Fort Worth

We are looking for Occupational Therapist to join our team in Fort Worth and surrounding areas! If you have a passion for Work strengthening and hardening, helping injured patients return back to work safely, and improving quality of life, see your future with Peak Physical Therapy!

What You Get

Competitive pay Occupational Therapy Salary: $80,000-$90,000 - Depending on experience

Benefits Package

  • Flexible weekday schedules
  • PTO and paid holidays
  • Student loan repayment opportunities
  • Meaningful and achievable bonus earnings
  • Structured clinician onboarding and new grad mentorship
  • In-house orthopedic & sports residencies, and robust clinical education programs
  • Path to clinic ownership / partnership opportunity
  • Innovative and best-in-class clinical technology to reduce documentation and administrative time
  • A team of peers and leaders who are invested in supporting your success!
  • What You’ll Do
  • Develop personalized, evidence-based care plans for your patients
  • Provide high quality, outcomes-centric care
  • Contribute to a collaborative team environment (and have a lot of fun along the way!)
  • Build lasting connections with patients and the Sherman community
  • Continuously learn and grow in a values-driven culture

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • Active Occupational Therapy license in the state of practice
  • Why Join Us? We are changing the future of PT

Peoples Injury Network Northwest is proud to be part of the Upstream Rehabilitation family of brands. We are community-focused with national impact. Experience the local feel you crave while knowing your work contributes to a bigger purpose.

When you join us, you benefit from the power of central support teams whose sole focus is to make the lives of our clinicians easier, so you can focus on what matters – the patient in front of you.

We lead the industry in driving the highest quality outcomes; leverage data, technology and modernized tools to reduce clinician administrative tasks; and understand the challenge our industry is facing.

One that requires new ways of thinking to drive real change and make physical therapy more accessible to our communities. All of this plus a fantastic group of clinicians leading our culture and having fun along the way. See yourself with us!

To learn more about us, follow @lifeatupstream on Instagram, check out our LinkedIn company page, or click here! We can’t wait to meet you!

Upstream Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment where our differences are celebrated for the value they bring to our communities, our patients and our teammates. Upstream Rehabilitation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or other status protected under applicable law.

Key Responsibilities

Develop personalized, evidence-based care plans to help injured patients return to work safely. Contribute to a collaborative team environment while providing high-quality, outcomes-centric care.

Key Skills

Work hardeningPatient careEvidence-based practiceClinical documentationOrthopedic rehabilitationSports rehabilitation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (271 salary observations; 2,482 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,664 salary observations; 25,616 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Upstream Rehabilitation a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,294 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$85k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$6k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 11 employers

1
$90k
13
$95k-110k
2
$110k-140k
4
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks19 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
53% this job
CME allowance
32%
Loan repayment
16% this job
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist

MGA Homecare · Dallas, Texas

up to $150,000
#2

Occupational Therapist (Maternity Relief)

MGA Homecare · McKinney, Texas

up to $150,000
#3

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,294 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k≈ 3.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Upstream Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible weekday schedules
PTO and paid holidays
Student loan repayment opportunities
Bonus earnings
Structured onboarding and new grad mentorship
In-house residencies and clinical education
Path to clinic ownership/partnership
Clinical technology to reduce documentation time