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Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Position Opening – Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Location - 100 Enterprise Place, Dover DE 19904

Easterseals is seeking dedicated Occupational Therapist who finds fulfillment in working with children, to join our inter-disciplinary team. Play a major role in children meeting their milestones while having the opportunity to treat a wide variety of diagnosis.

This role is a mix of center and community-based treatment. Mileage reimbursement is provided for travel.

Qualifications

  • Must have compassion for others and the desire to support children with disabilities
  • Valid Occupational Therapy or Assistant Occupational Therapy licensure in DE
  • Must have a driving record in good standing
  • Ability to pass a 10-panel drug screen

Preferred Skills

  • Experience working with children with disabilities is a plus, but not required
  • Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply

What Easterseals Offers Full Time Employees*

  • A welcoming environment filled with people who are committed to changing lives.
  • Mentoring, collaboration and professional development
  • Guaranteed hours and salary.
  • Competitive wages and a comprehensive, affordable benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Sign on bonus
  • Generous PTO package upon hire, which increases to three weeks’ vacation after just two years’ service
  • 12-paid holidays
  • Annual performance-based pay increases
  • Retirement plan with company match up to 5%
  • Funding for professional association dues, licensure and continuing education
  • Student loan forgiveness opportunity through the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and Savvi

*Benefits adjusted for part-time employees

The salary range for this position is negotiable based on experience.

Easterseals is proud to create a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Visit easterseals.com to learn more about our CARF accredited programs. EEOE

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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will provide pediatric treatment in both center and community-based settings as part of an inter-disciplinary team. They will play a major role in helping children meet developmental milestones while treating a variety of diagnoses.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Pediatric therapyPatient careTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationDisability supportDocumentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Delaware, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (24 salary observations; 93 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,886 salary observations; 27,166 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 Delaware is 99.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.5% of Delaware clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Delaware?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $95k (middle half $87k–$105k)207 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Delaware vs national$93k median in Delaware$97k nationally (−4%)24 state / 5,886 national salary observations
Cost of livingDelaware index 99.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Delaware29 active9,123 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 48% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentUS Occupational Therapist listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 8% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 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.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 33 employers
13
<$100k
12
$100k-120k
9
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
CME allowance
60% this job
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
20% this job
PSLF eligible
8% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Concierge Home Care · Melbourne, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

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Luna Physical Therapy · Chicago, Illinois

$68-$75/hr
#3

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
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$57-$70/hr
+ 42 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 9,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Sign on bonus
Generous PTO package
12 paid holidays
Annual performance-based pay increases
Retirement plan with company match up to 5%

Living in Dover

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,702/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.5
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dover, DE metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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