Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
Listed compensation
$18-$30/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Montana pediatrics is calling YOU!
Now hiring for therapy positions at Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy!
You bring the passion. We make room for you to grow, connect, and practice the way you believe care should be delivered.
Make an impact. Bring your ideas. Drive your patients’ care.
Our therapist-owned practice values your clinical judgment, welcomes creative interventions, and brings speech, occupational, and physical therapy together through a holistic approach to care.
Here’s What Makes Working with Us Different
- Support built into your schedule
- BLOCKED documentation time
- Capped patient caseloads
- Scheduled 1:1 skill building with mentors
- Options for four or five days of patient care each week
- Growth that happens together
- Collaborative continuing education and shared learning
- Weekly team connection
- A multidisciplinary team to brainstorm, problem-solve, and celebrate progress with
- Encouragement to think outside the box and develop your clinical interests
- A team you can connect with
- A work-hard, play-hard spirit
- An annual retreat
- Regular staff get-togethers
- People who celebrate the small wins—with our patients and each other
- Benefits that support you
- A full benefits package
- Bonus incentives
- Meaningful work with children and families in beautiful Northwest Montana
Your ideas matter. Your growth matters. The team beside you matters.
- Find your place at Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy.
- Apply today at mtbeginnings.com!
Key Responsibilities
Provide pediatric occupational therapy services within a multidisciplinary team environment. Develop and implement creative interventions while maintaining clinical documentation and patient care standards.
Requirements
Candidates must be certified as an Occupational Therapist Assistant. The role is suitable for entry-level professionals who are passionate about pediatric care.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Montana, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (18 salary observations; 102 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,716 salary observations; 28,639 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 Montana is 94.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$50k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $53k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of Montana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy assistant | ranked against 1,043 Occupational Therapy Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $37k–$62k | Occupational Therapy median $73k (middle half $64k–$83k)331 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Montana vs national | $98k median in Montana | $97k nationally (+1%)18 state / 5,716 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$53k in purchasing power | Montana index 94.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Montana | 40 active | 9,061 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | US Occupational Therapist listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,243 in the last 30 days | 1,641 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +3.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant at Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy Assistant — ranked against 1,043 active Occupational Therapy Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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About Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy
Benefits & Perks
Living in Kalispell
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $537k
- Typical market rent
- $1,888/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- State income tax
- Up to 6.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.