Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$51.51/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Job Id: T-OT-47558
- Profession: Allied Health
- Specialty: Occupational Therapist
- Job Type: Contract/Travel
- Start Date: Oct 05, 2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Setting: Home Health
- Shift Type: Days
- Shift Schedule: 8H Day; 35 hrs/week
- Rate: Local: $51.51/hr; $1,803.03/35-hours
- Travel: $53.51/hr; $1,873.03/35-hours
Requirements
- Current Occupational Therapist license in the state
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- BLS certification
- 1 year of experience in skilled nursing facility
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupational therapy services in a home health setting to patients. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 49 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 47% have no call, 67% require no weekends.
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Annual compensation range
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Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$96k-$141kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,448 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $204k
- Typical market rent
- $1,768/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.