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Garden City, Michigan

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$82k-$115k

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Job Description

  • Position: Occupational Therapist
  • Location: Garden City, MI
  • Department: Occupational Therapy
  • Shifts Available: Days
  • Gross Pay: $1,584 to $2,217

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  • Tailored career pathway where you can thrive personally and professionally

Responsibilities

Provides medically prescribed consultative and therapeutic services within scope of practice in order to restore function and prevent disability for clients or patients with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary disorders.

Performs responsibilities in accordance with department and Hospital Policies, state, federal and regulatory requirements: Title 22 Section 70517, 70519. Functions according to professional practice as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Bachelor or Master Degree in Occupational Therapy.

2. Current state Occupational Therapy certification/license

3. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate.

4. National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy certification, AOTA and OTAC preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Musculoskeletal DisordersNeuromuscular DisordersPatient CareClinical Documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Michigan, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (89 salary observations; 857 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,591 salary observations; 28,673 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 ~$99k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Michigan?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$82k–$115kOccupational Therapy median $90k (middle half $75k–$104k)189 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Michigan vs national$91k median in Michigan$97k nationally (−6%)89 state / 5,591 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$103k in purchasing powerMichigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Michigan314 active9,162 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 38% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Occupational Therapist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment338 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,154 in the last 30 days1,742 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 14 employers
10
<$100k
8
$100k-115k
0
$115k-130k
2
$140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
37%
CME allowance
32%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Marlboro, New Jersey

$140k
#2

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Matawan, New Jersey

$140k
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Santa Clara

From $109,000
#4

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Napa

From $109,000
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,905 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Premiere Healthcare Staffing

Staffing and Recruiting
Ontario, California
11-50 employees

Living in Garden

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$213k
Typical market rent
$1,711/mo
Residents’ average commute
73 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.