Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$56-$64/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $116k–$133k | Occupational 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 power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Texas | 870 active | 8,948 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 38% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Occupational Therapist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,162 in the last 30 days | 1,579 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 |
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.
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