Occupational Therapist - Home Care - Lehigh Acres, FL
Listed compensation
$40-$62/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
This is an Occupational Therapist job providing home care in Lehigh Acres, FL. We'll learn your requirements so that any job offer extended will meet your needs. We are a 3rd party recruitment firm.
Here Are the Logistics of the Position
1. $40-$62 per hour.
2. Home Care - Med A and Med B
3. Monday-Friday, weekends optional.
4. PRN
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Key Responsibilities
Provide occupational therapy services to patients in their homes in Lehigh Acres, Florida. The role serves patients under Medicare Part A and Part B.
Requirements
The posting does not specify education, licensure, or experience requirements. Candidates are invited to submit a resume and share their job requirements.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (250 salary observations; 1,529 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,767 salary observations; 25,985 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$106k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,265 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $83k–$129k | Occupational Therapy median $134k (middle half $134k–$134k)21 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Florida vs national | $96k median in Florida | $97k nationally (−1%)250 state / 6,767 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$103k in purchasing power | Florida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Florida | 622 active | 9,289 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 3% remote · 33% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - Home Care - Lehigh Acres, FL at Sugar Maple Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,265 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$106k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,265 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
About Sugar Maple Health
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Lehigh Acres
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $275k
- Typical market rent
- $1,812/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 38 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.