Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$56-$64/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 31m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Position: Occupational Therapist
  • Location: Pampa, TX
  • Department: Occupational Therapy
  • Shifts Available: Full Time - Days
  • Pay: up to $2,240 – $2,560 gross pay per week; equivalent to $56.00-$64.00 per hour.
  • Assignment Length: 12 weeks

Premiere Healthcare Staffing is here to help you on your career journey! We place talented candidates with our partner healthcare facilities with the shared goal of providing exceptional, compassionate care.

  • Paid Weekly
  • Award-winning hospital partners across the nation
  • Dedicated career specialists to support you every step of the way
  • Immediate and flexible opportunities to create your career journey
  • Tailored career pathway where you can thrive personally and professionally

Responsibilities

  • Assess functional abilities and identify care needs
  • Develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Train patients in daily living activities (ADLs).
  • Recommend and train on adaptive equipment.
  • Suggest safety and accessibility modifications.
  • Educate patients, families, and caregivers on ongoing care and support.

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.

5. Minimum one year of expereince required.

Pay Transparency

Premiere Healthcare Staffing offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $56.00 to $64.00. This compensation estimate is specific to Texas and has not been adjusted for any other geographic location.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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

Treatment PlanningPatient EducationSafety AssessmentClinical Documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (198 salary observations; 2,729 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (5,026 salary observations; 27,299 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $129k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$116k–$133kOccupational Therapy median $146k (middle half $104k–$146k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Texas vs national$94k median in Texas$96k nationally (−2%)198 state / 5,026 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$129k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Texas870 active8,948 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 38% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Occupational Therapist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,162 in the last 30 days1,579 the 30 days before (+100%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.3% 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.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$125k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 16 employers
4
<$90k
7
$90k-105k
7
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
35%
Sign-on bonus
30%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$130k-$160k
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#3

Occupational Therapist (OT)

$100k-$130k
#4

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$81k-$121k
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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,973 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

Benefits & Perks

Paid weekly

Living in Pampa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$157k
Median resident rent
$934/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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