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Boston Speech Therapy
Boston, Massachusetts

Spanish-speaking Occupational Therapist Full Time - $75 to 85 per hour

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$75-$85/hr

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Job Description

Come work for a local woman-SLP-owned company based in Boston.. where we value YOUR work and make sure that caseloads are MANAGEABLE and that YOU have an appropriate space to work with the materials you need to do your job. Since we are owned and operated by therapists, we understand the unique needs of therapists.

Boston Speech Therapy is seeking a dedicated, full-time Spanish-speaking Occupational Therapist to work in a school-based setting. This role will involve working with students to enhance their daily living skills and improve their functionality within the school environment.

Responsibilities

  • Assess students’ physical, emotional, and developmental needs.
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
  • Collaborate with teachers, parents, and other specialists to support students' success.
  • Provide direct therapy services to students as outlined in their IEPs.
  • Monitor and report on student progress and adapt treatment plans as necessary.
  • Master's degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current licensure or certification as an Occupational Therapist in Massachusetts
  • Experience working in school settings preferred
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with educators and parents
  • Effective organizational and time management skills
  • 1099 contract
  • Competitive pay rate
  • Full-time position
  • $75 to $85 per hour

Requirements

A master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and current Massachusetts licensure or certification as an Occupational Therapist are required. School-setting experience is preferred, along with strong communication and interpersonal skills, collaborative ability, and effective organizational and time-management skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Student AssessmentIndividualized Treatment PlanningSchool-Based TherapyIEP ImplementationProgress MonitoringTreatment Plan AdaptationCollaborationOrganizationSpanish Language

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (247 salary observations; 533 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,554 salary observations; 25,097 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$166k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $157k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 43 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 42% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 15 employers

6
<$90k
12
$90k-110k
3
$110k-130k
3
$130k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
39%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#2

Occupational Therapist

Sentara Health · Norfolk, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 23 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 9,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k
Typical market rent
$3,338/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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