Pays Salary Range: $25.50 - $51.00$119k below the Occupational Therapist market median of ~$170k (15 jobs)

Occupational Therapist - Fee For Service (34586)

Occupational TherapistContract
Posted 5mo ago

About the Role

Fee for Service Pediatric Occupational Therapist. $25.50-$51/session. Fredonia, NY.

Join Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center as a Occupational Therapist – Fee For Service in Fredonia, New York.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $25.50 - $51.00/session
  • Free Continuing Education
  • Paid Sick Leave

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center as a Occupational Therapist – Fee For Service.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist provides necessary OT services to children with functional impairments due to developmental disabilities or injury through examinations, evaluations, diagnosis, and interventions to achieve the highest functional outcomes. Essential functions include creating and revising treatment plans, collaborating with staff and families, and completing all required patient care documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited curriculum and hold a New York State License and Registration as an Occupational Therapist. Required knowledge includes principles of occupational therapy and AOTA clinical practice standards, alongside the ability to perform necessary physical actions for pediatric patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPediatric TherapyEvaluationTreatment PlanningIEP DocumentationPatient Care CommunicationRecord KeepingProfessional JudgmentTechnology SkillsAdaptive Equipment Recommendation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (217 salary observations; 384 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (3,971 salary observations; 11,789 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$51k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $47k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 15 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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About Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center

Education Administration Programs
Buffalo, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free Continuing Education
Paid Sick Leave