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Westside Children's Therapy
Plainfield, Illinois

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

Salary Range: $73K–$104K

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Job DetailsJob Location: Plainfield North Clinic - Plainfield, IL 60585Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: Graduate DegreeSalary Range: $73,000.00 - $103,500.00 SalaryJob Shift: Full Time: 80 hours per pay periodJob Category: Occupational TherapyWhy Join Westside?

At Westside, we believe therapy should be fun, collaborative, and life-changing.

As an Occupational Therapist, you’ll hone your skills and specialize in areas like Sensory Integration Therapy, Feeding Therapy, and Pediatric Mental Health while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of Speech-Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Clinical Counselors, and ABA professionals.

Perks & Benefits

Salary Range: $73,000 - $103,500, aligned with skills and experience Realistic Productivity Expectations: 26 Direct Treatment Hours per Week Up to $14,000 Annual Bonus for Exceeding Productivity Goals Comprehensive Benefits, including Medical, Dental & Vision 401(k) with Company Match Paid Vacation, Sick Days & Holidays CEU & Professional Development Reimbursement Team Approach with Structured Mentorship &Training Fun, Collaborative Culture: team events, celebrations, and supportive leadership What You’ll Do: Assess clients for adaptations and use of special equipment when necessary Identify and implement therapeutic interventions that help develop client’s fine motor skills, cognition, language skills, self care skills, regulation, and more Provide support and guidance to the clients’ family enabling them to foster the behaviors and practices implemented in treatment Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited occupational therapy program Successfully pass the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy OT licensure or license eligible, in the state of Illinois What Makes You a Great Fit: You have a creative mindset for making sessions enjoyable for pediatric clients You have a collaborative spirit and willingness to work as a team You have a passion for working with neurodiverse pediatric population You have strong verbal and written communication skills

Key Responsibilities

Assess clients to identify needs for adaptations and therapeutic interventions to improve fine motor, cognitive, and self-care skills. Provide guidance and support to families to help them implement and foster therapeutic practices at home.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program. Candidates must hold or be eligible for an Illinois state OT license and pass the NBCOT certification.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Fine motor skills developmentCognitive developmentLanguage skills developmentSelf-care skills trainingRegulation techniquesPediatric assessmentTreatment planningFamily supportMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Westside Children's Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,052 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Westside Children's Therapy ranks #5 of 10 employers hiring Occupational Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (40 salary observations; 84 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (828 salary observations; 2,572 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 43 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% have no call, 81% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 18 employers

11
<$100k
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$100k-120k
1
$126k
2
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1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
76% this job
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Plainfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,019/mo≈ 50% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Westside Children's Therapy

Individual and Family Services
Mokena, Illinois
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental & Vision
401(k) with Company Match
Paid Vacation, Sick Days & Holidays
CEU & Professional Development Reimbursement
Structured Mentorship & Training
Up to $14,000 Annual Bonus