Occupational Therapist Contractor
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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.3 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy | ranked 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 power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Texas | 921 active | 9,312 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 52% no weekends50 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 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.
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