Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$75-$90/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
A leading home health organization in Fairfield, California is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join its growing rehabilitation team!
Pay: $75.00 - $90.00/hour
Occupational Therapist Opportunity
- Full-time, permanent, direct-hire position
- Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM schedule
- Guaranteed weekly pay
- $15,000 sign-on bonus available
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off
Occupational Therapist Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients and develop individualized treatment plans
- Implement therapeutic activities to improve daily living skills
- Educate patients and caregivers on safety techniques and adaptive equipment
- Monitor progress and modify treatment plans as needed
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
Occupational Therapist Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program required
- Active California Occupational Therapist license required
- Minimum of one year of Occupational Therapy experience required
- Current BLS/CPR certification required
- Open to H-1B sponsorship
The Surrounding California Community
- Serves patients throughout Solano County
- Conveniently located between Sacramento and the Bay Area
- Close proximity to Napa Valley and outdoor recreation
- Family-friendly communities with excellent schools and amenities
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate patients to develop and implement individualized treatment plans that improve daily living skills. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team while educating patients and caregivers on safety and adaptive equipment.
Requirements
Requires a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and an active California Occupational Therapy license. Candidates must have at least one year of experience and current BLS/CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (421 salary observations; 1,121 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (2,981 salary observations; 13,210 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$172k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $155k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 129 active listings.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Ironside Human Resources 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 9,467 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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Annual compensation range
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$96k-$141kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,467 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Living in Fairfield
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $528k
- Typical market rent
- $2,389/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.5
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Vallejo, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.