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Cole Health
Spring, Texas

Occupational Therapist Contractor

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Listed compensation

$45-$70/hr

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Job Description

Ready to Amplify Your Career Journey? Apply Now!

One's journey truly never ends. Continue yours in a place that brings a sense of uniqueness and fulfillment of being a part of something bigger than oneself. A journey where you share your thoughts, find your dreams, and serve your passions. Where your growth and support never ends. Continue your journey at Cole Health.

Location: 16835 Deer Creek Drive, Spring, TX 77379

Hours/Schedule: Create a schedule that works for you! Evening and weekend hours are preferred (3pm to close and weekends)

Salary/Pay Rate: $45/hour treatment (billed in 15-minute increments); $70 per evaluation

APPLY NOW and our Director of Talent Development, also a tenured occupational therapist with over 19 years at Cole Pediatric Therapy, will contact you to talk further about these opportunities and their experience at Cole Health.

Join us and become a part of an inclusive and diverse culture that consists of a collaborative and supportive on-site team! Our clinics are newly remodeled where you can enjoy private spaces to individually evaluate and treat.

We are looking for passionate Occupational Therapists to work in an environment where our top priorities are quality, patient care and staff development. Our tenured, therapist driven leadership team is comprised of experienced clinicians who embrace teamwork, mentorship, and cross-discipline collaboration.

Are you an occupational therapist looking to become a part of a team where your days are centered around your passions, growth aspirations and extreme job satisfaction? If so, join us and become part of the Cole Difference.

In addition to a rewarding occupational therapy career, we offer our contract occupational therapists the following:

  • On-site cross-discipline mentorship between Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy
  • Collaboration with Board-Certified Behavior Analysts, offering support in challenging behavior scenarios
  • Flexible scheduling to allow for personal time and focus
  • Diverse patient population for expanded treatment options
  • Established within the community with 25 years of stability and growth
  • Career growth opportunities and leadership development
  • Involvement in therapeutic mission work both internationally and locally
  • Referral Bonus Program for Clinical Hires
  • Clinical Competency Specialist to provide specialty specific training and education
  • DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion) committee involvement

Qualifications of this Occupational Therapy position include the following:

  • Experience in pediatric Occupational Therapy preferred
  • Texas State license in Occupational Therapy
  • Master's or doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy required unless transitioned into accreditation with a bachelor's degree
  • Passion for changing the lives of others

Key Responsibilities

The occupational therapist will perform individual evaluations and provide treatment to a diverse pediatric patient population. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including speech therapists, physical therapists, and behavior analysts.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Texas State license in Occupational Therapy and possess a master's or doctorate degree in the field. Experience in pediatric occupational therapy is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationBehavioral support

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (278 salary observations; 2,504 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,734 salary observations; 25,870 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $123k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 9,301 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Texas vs national$94k median in Texas$97k nationally (−3%)278 state / 6,734 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$123k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Texas921 active9,312 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Occupational Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,301 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Contractor at Cole Health a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,301 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$120k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 17 employers
16
<$110k
4
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
4
$140k-155k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
42%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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up to $150,000
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,301 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Cole Health

Medical Practices
Spring, TX
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
On-site cross-discipline mentorship
Collaboration with Board-Certified Behavior Analysts
Referral Bonus Program
Clinical Competency Specialist training
DEI committee involvement

Living in Spring

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$268k
Typical market rent
$1,795/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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