Occupational Therapist - Home Care
Listed compensation
$40-$62/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
We are now hiring an Occupational Therapist to provide home care in SLCs in Lehigh Acres, FL.
Flexible schedule and hours based on your needs. How many patients would you like to see each week?
This position is available now and we will contact all candidates quickly.
We will respect your privacy and your inquiry will be kept confidential.
Job Requirements
- Eligibility for FL state licensure as an Occupational Therapist.
- Open to PRN candidates.
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupational therapy services to patients in home care settings in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Coordinate a flexible patient schedule based on the number of patients the therapist wishes to see each week.
Requirements
Candidates must be eligible for Florida state licensure as an occupational therapist. PRN candidates are welcome.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (250 salary observations; 1,529 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,767 salary observations; 25,985 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$106k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $83k–$129k | Occupational Therapy median $98k (middle half $85k–$109k)423 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $96k median in Florida | $97k nationally (−1%)250 state / 6,767 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$103k in purchasing power | Florida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Florida | 621 active | 9,306 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 24% no call · 76% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Bonsai Rehab | #2 of 11 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$106k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,301 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Lehigh Acres
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $275k
- Typical market rent
- $1,812/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 38 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.