Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$94K–$114K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Compass Health is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist for our facility in San Luis Obispo Our Compass Health Facilities provide 5 star skilled nursing care while maintaining a family and home-like environment.
Under the referral of a physician, the Occupational Therapist will evaluate and create treatment plans based on the residents' needs and abilities for treatment. The ideal candidate will have prior long term care and geriatric care experience.
Full Time position is available!
- Compass Health offers a competitive compensation package including health insurance benefits (FT)
- 401k
- Company-sponsored life insurance (FT)
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Tuition and student loan reimbursement
- Wellness Program, and more.
Starting $45.00 - $55.00hr DOE
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Requirements
Current CA License Is Required
- Previous geriatric and long term care experience is a plus!
- Must be able to pass a background check, referrence checks, physical and TB clearance
- Must be able to lift 50lbs
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist evaluates residents and creates customized treatment plans based on their specific needs and abilities. They provide skilled nursing care within a home-like environment under physician referral.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (932 salary observations; 2,030 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,625 salary observations; 25,396 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% have no call, 60% 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 Compass Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,297 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,297 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in San Luis Obispo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.10M
- Typical market rent
- $2,973/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.6
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.