Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$75k-$100k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Occupational Therapist — FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers
- Location: Fyzical Alpena, MI
- Salary Range: $75,000–$100,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
Relocation expense considered. Sign on or tuition reimbursement negotiable.
Build a Clinic. Build a Team. Change Lives.
Are you a dedicated Occupational Therapist seeking to make a meaningful impact both clinically and professionally?
This opportunity offers the unique chance to combine hands-on outpatient patient care with clinical leadership.
Join us in shaping a collaborative culture that puts patients first and elevates care standards.
What We Offer
- Highly competitive salary: $75,000-$ 100,000 (commensurate with experience) Relocation expense considered. Sign on or tuition reimbursement negotiable.
- Monday–Friday schedule promoting work-life balance.
- Low-volume, high-quality care model - time to truly treat
- PTO/ SLRP/ MEDICAL/DENTAL & VISION
- Vacation 2-4 weeks.
- 2 weeks 1-5 years
- 3 weeks 5-10 years
- 4 weeks 10 years +
- Sick Time 2 weeks.
- Short-Term Disability up to 13 weeks
- Continuing ed $1000.00 annual.
- APTA & OTA dues paid. Possible tuition reimbursement.
- HSA Medical plan.
- Section 125 health and childcare reimbursement.
- Liability insurance
- IRA and Roth IRA Up to 5% employer match
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Clear growth path for long-term leadership development
Position Overview
As our practice is launched and expands, your leadership and clinical expertise will help define our success and ensure exceptional experiences for both patients and staff.
You’ll continue doing what you do best, treating patients, while helping to shape how the clinic is built, how care is delivered, and how the team develops.
You won’t be doing this alone. As a locally owned FYZICAL clinic, you’ll have access to national systems, training, and clinical resources to support your success.
- What You’ll Do
- Clinical Care
- Perform comprehensive evaluations and deliver individualized treatment plans
- Treat orthopedic, neurological, vestibular, and balance patients
- Focus on outcomes, patient experience, and clinical excellence
Ideal Candidate
- Licensed Occupational Therapist (or license-eligible)
- New Grads & Experienced Candidates Welcomed!
- Passionate about patient-centered outpatient care
Why FYZICAL Alpena, MI?
FYZICAL is redefining outpatient physical therapy by combining cutting-edge balance and vestibular care with a personalized, compassionate approach. This clinic is independently owned and locally operated, with the strength, systems, and support of the nationally recognized FYZICAL brand behind it.
We believe great clinicians deserve time with patients, respect for their expertise, and a real voice in how care is delivered, especially when building something new.
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$75,000 - $100,000 a year
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive patient evaluations and deliver individualized treatment plans for orthopedic, neurological, and vestibular conditions. Provide clinical leadership to help shape clinic operations and foster a collaborative team environment.
Requirements
Must be a licensed Occupational Therapist or license-eligible. The position welcomes both new graduates and experienced candidates.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Michigan, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (88 salary observations; 887 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,387 salary observations; 28,936 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.5 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapy | ranked against 8,905 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $75k–$100k | Occupational Therapy median $90k (middle half $75k–$104k)186 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Michigan vs national | $92k median in Michigan | $97k nationally (−5%)88 state / 5,387 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$91k in purchasing power | Michigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Michigan | 307 active | 8,949 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 32% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Michigan Occupational Therapist listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment331 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,199 in the last 30 days | 1,714 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,905 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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