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Sage Group
Brattleboro, Vermont

Hiring Travel Occupational Therapist in Brattleboro, VT with $2600 Weekly Gross

Occupational TherapistNo callNo weekendsContract

Listed compensation

$114k-$135k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking Occupational Therapist for a travel/contract position in Brattleboro, VT. Accepting both local and traveler candidates.

Position Details

  • Position Name: Travel Occupational Therapist
  • Location: Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Specialty: OT
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary
  • Contract Length: 13 weeks
  • Pay Rate: Range $2200 to $2600 Weekly Gross Pay based on a 40-hour work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
  • Unit: Behavioral Health (All ages)
  • Shifts available: Days
  • Shift Timings: 8 Hours; Days, 8.00 am - 5.00 pm

Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed, 5 X 8-hour shifts per week, Mon-Fri, No weekends, No call

Position Requirements

  • Occupational Therapist experience: 3+ years - Required (Current experience must be within the recent 3 months)
  • Behavioral Health experience - Highly Preferred
  • Travel experience - Highly preferred

Education, License and Certification Requirements

  • Occupational Therapist License for VT or Compact - Required
  • NBCOT License for OT - Required
  • BLS Certifications from AHA - Required

Job Description

Provides all apsects of Occupational Therapy services to assigned patient case load or in assigned units. Facilitates development and rehabilitation of patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities by planning and administering medically prescribed occupational therapy.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to a patient caseload within a behavioral health unit. Plan and administer medically prescribed therapy to rehabilitate patients with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.

Requirements

Requires at least 3 years of Occupational Therapy experience, a VT or Compact license, NBCOT certification, and BLS certification from AHA. Experience in Behavioral Health and travel assignments is highly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient RehabilitationTreatment PlanningMental Health Care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Vermont, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (21 salary observations; 51 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,587 salary observations; 25,232 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 Vermont is 98.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.3% of Vermont clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 45% have no call, 63% 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 Hiring Travel Occupational Therapist in Brattleboro, VT with $2600 Weekly Gross at SAGE GROUP a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution21 jobs · 16 employers

12
<$110k
3
$110k-130k
3
$130k-150k
1
$160k
2
$170k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
95%
Sign-on bonus
60%
CME allowance
50%
Loan repayment
25%
PSLF eligible
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75-$90/hr
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$130k-$160k
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.5
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Brattleboro

Typical market rent
$1,611/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
State income tax
Up to 8.8%
Sources & methodology

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

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.