Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
Job Details:
Job Location: 917 N 4th St - Wilmington, NC, Salary Range: Undisclosed, We are excited to expand our services as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to include comprehensive rehabilitation services, including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy.
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our growing team and help establish and develop this new service line. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an expanding program while providing meaningful, patient-centered care to individuals across our community.
The Occupational Therapist will work with patients of varying ages and needs to improve daily functioning, promote independence, restore and develop essential skills, and enhance overall quality of life.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference, enjoys collaboration, and is excited to help expand access to quality rehabilitative care within a community-based healthcare setting.
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will provide patient-centered care to individuals of varying ages to improve daily functioning and independence. They will also play a key role in establishing and developing a new rehabilitation service line within the health center.
Requirements
The candidate must be a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist interested in community-based healthcare. They should be passionate about expanding access to quality rehabilitative care and working collaboratively within a team.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (167 salary observations; 872 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,279 salary observations; 29,546 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Occupational Therapy median $87k (middle half $81k–$90k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| North Carolina vs national | $92k median in North Carolina | $97k nationally (−5%)167 state / 5,279 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | North Carolina index 94.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in North Carolina | 238 active | 9,004 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 42% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Carolina occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment268 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,212 in the last 30 days | 1,658 the 30 days before (+94%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- On-site
About Mednorth Health Center
Living in Wilmington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $390k
- Typical market rent
- $1,713/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.4
- State income tax
- Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Wilmington, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.