Hospital - Occupational Therapist
Compensation
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Job Description
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing occupational therapy evaluation/treatment, education, and equipment training, as well as bracing/positioning, modalities, and techniques within the scope of practice to promote maximal quality of life and the safest level of function as ordered by the provider.
Provides occupational therapy services for a variety of patients throughout their continuum of care in a hospital setting. Promotes an environment that empowers patient-centered, goal-directed therapy care aligned with the mission, vision, and values of MSRH.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist provides evaluation, treatment, and equipment training to patients within a hospital setting. They promote patient-centered care and foster a teaching environment by serving as a preceptor and mentor.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess OTR certification. Additionally, American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required within 7 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (186 salary observations; 2,330 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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)). 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, 2% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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Living in San Antonio
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $226k
- Typical market rent
- $1,386/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 94.7
- 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 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.