Occupational Therapist Per Diem - Lakewood & Ocean County
Listed compensation
$57-$60/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Occupational Therapist (per diem), Lakewood / Ocean County, NJ
Priority Group Services NJ provides direct therapy services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ocean and Monmouth counties. We need an OT for on-site visits, including at a licensed group home in Lakewood.
Pay: $57.00 to $60.00 per hour
Per diem, with a schedule you set. Visits are close to home.
You need: an active NJ OT licence (N.J.A.C. 13:44K) and your own NPI, and you must be able to complete the DDD staff checks (background check, CARI, Central Registry and Division training). Experience with adults with I/DD is a plus.
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Key Responsibilities
Provide direct occupational therapy services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Conduct on-site visits at group homes and other designated locations within Ocean and Monmouth counties.
Requirements
Must hold an active New Jersey Occupational Therapist license and a personal NPI number. Candidates must be able to successfully complete DDD staff background checks and required training.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (187 salary observations; 490 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,566 salary observations; 27,651 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $119k–$125k | Occupational Therapy median $99k (middle half $89k–$112k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Jersey vs national | $99k median in New Jersey | $97k nationally (+2%)187 state / 5,566 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$112k in purchasing power | New Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in New Jersey | 164 active | 9,065 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Jersey Occupational Therapist listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment186 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,074 in the last 30 days | 1,790 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +3.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Lakewood
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $659k
- Typical market rent
- $2,288/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.