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Melville, New York

Occupational Therapist (OT) #ESC3755

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$60-$85/hr

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Employment & setting
Contract
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 25m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join ExpertHiring as a Occupational Therapist – Contract, School-Based in Town of Huntington, New York, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $85/hour.

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join ExpertHiring as a Occupational Therapist – Contract, School-Based.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individualized occupational therapy services to students to support their academic and functional development. Collaborate with educators and families to implement treatment strategies and document student progress.

Requirements

Requires an Occupational Therapy degree from an accredited program and a current New York State license or certification. Experience working with children or students is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Student AssessmentTreatment PlanningFine Motor SkillsSensory ProcessingCoordinationSelf-regulationDocumentationCollaborationIndividualized Education Plans

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (420 salary observations; 716 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (7,002 salary observations; 20,585 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$151k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $140k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 25 employers

11
<$105k
12
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
3
$135k-150k
3
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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21st Century Home Health Services · Grass Valley, California

$130k-$160k
#2

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Amedisys · Hayward, California

$129k–$160k
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT)

$130k-$150k
#4

Occupational Therapist, Home Health, Southern PG County

$130k–$148k
+ 30 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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