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Therapy 2000
Pearland, Texas

Pediatric Occupational Therapist or COTA - Pearland/Shadow Creek

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Become part of a mission-driven team at THERAPY 2000, where clinical excellence, collaboration, innovation, and heart guide everything we do.

Since 2000, we’ve proudly served Texas families with compassionate, home-based pediatric Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy services tailored to each child’s unique needs.

As a professional at Therapy 2000, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting difference by helping children grow, thrive, and reach their fullest potential — right where they feel most comfortable!

Qualifications

What You’ll Need

  • A current/active license to practice Occupational Therapy in the state of Texas.
  • An innovative spirit complemented by a demonstrated history of reliability.
  • Flexibility to shift resources and priorities as necessary, based on the needs of the business.
  • Ability to use common workplace technology (laptop computer, phone, email, web browser).

Bonus Points For

  • 3+ years as a pediatric Occupational Therapist
  • Experience in a home-health setting.
  • Experience or certifications in feeding therapy or other clinical specialties (high-risk infant, etc.)

Perks

  • Paid time off for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Medical/Dental/Vision insurance for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Access to innovative, relevant continuing education opportunities delivered in person and on-demand.
  • Mileage reimbursement for travel between patient visits.
  • Company-issued laptop computer.
  • Company-sponsored 401k program.

Responsibilities

  • What you’ll do:
  • Perform comprehensive Occupational Therapy evaluations, using standardized tests to determine patients’ needs for therapy.
  • Use your clinical judgment to develop and implement relevant treatment plans aligned with physicians’ orders.
  • Develop home exercise programs in partnership with patients’ caregivers.

Act as a vital member of your patients’ medical neighborhoods, collaborating and coordinating care between various providers and disciplines. Complete a minimum number of patient visits on a weekly basis as required by the agency.

Meet deadlines for completion of patient chart updates, progress summaries, call logs, and all other paperwork as needed.

Meet with agency personnel as necessary to maintain understanding of expectations and standards related to delivering high-quality patient care.

Perform all duties in compliance with agency policies and procedures.

Adhere to all rules, regulations, codes of ethics, guidelines and federal, state and local laws applicable to home-health pediatric occupational therapy.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric therapyClinical evaluationTreatment planningCaregiver educationPatient documentationTime management

Pediatrics — Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$86k (50 salary observations; 274 listings), vs ~$90k nationally (500 salary observations; 1,535 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-10-01; 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)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Texas vs national$86k median in Texas$90k nationally (−4%)50 state / 500 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in Texas87 active629 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 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.

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Therapy 2000

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off for full-time and part-time employees
Medical/Dental/Vision insurance for full-time and part-time employees
Continuing education opportunities
Mileage reimbursement
Company-issued laptop
Company-sponsored 401k program

Living in Pearland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$326k
Typical market rent
$1,898/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
None
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.