OT/Occupational Therapist-Lumberton, NC
Listed compensation
$70k-$90k
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Occupational Therapist /OT
SNF with AL
- Lumberton, NC
- Trinity Rehab
- PRN
Located close to a quiet residential neighborhood outside Lumberton, NC, is a beautiful, 72-bed facility including 52 skilled nursing beds and 20 Assisted Living beds. Currently, offers 10 short-term rehab rooms with private bathrooms located close to our beautiful state-of-the-art gym.
The rehab gym includes a large treating space including two treating mats tables, parallel bars, nautilus equipment, Nustep, fully equipped kitchen, and full bathroom including full bathtub and walk in shower.
Lumberton NC is nestled on the Lumber River located 1.5 hours to the beaches of both North and South Carolina, driving west you can reach areas such as Charlotte with a 3-hour drive and the Appalachian Mountains with a 4-drive
Requirements
NC OT
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupational therapy services to patients in a skilled nursing and assisted living facility. Utilize the facility's state-of-the-art gym and equipment to facilitate patient rehabilitation and recovery.
Licensure & Certifications
Candidates must hold a valid North Carolina Occupational Therapist (OT) license. The role is suitable for professionals with 0 to 1 year of experience.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (162 salary observations; 783 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,405 salary observations; 28,087 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $85k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina vs national | $91k median in North Carolina | $97k nationally (−6%)162 state / 5,405 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$85k in purchasing power | North Carolina index 94.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in North Carolina | 245 active | 8,946 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 35% no call · 65% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina Occupational Therapist listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 8% offer loan repayment274 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,122 in the last 30 days | 1,573 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
20 jobs · 13 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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From $109,000Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,999 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Lumberton
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $160k≈ 2.3× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $866/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.