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Boston, Massachusetts

Occupational Therapist (3397)

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$43.71-$45.89/hr

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Job Description

  • Job Location: 24 Denby - Allston, MA 02134
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Education Level: Master's Degree
  • Salary Range: $43.71 - $45.89 Hourly
  • Travel Percentage: Up to 50%
  • Job Shift: Day

Occupational Therapist – Vision Rehabilitation & Allied Health MAB Community Services is seeking a compassionate and innovative Occupational Therapist to join our Vision Rehabilitation and Allied Health team.

This unique community-based position serves individuals experiencing vision loss, acquired brain injury (ABI), and participants enrolled in waiver programs. Services are provided in clients’ homes and community settings and focus on maximizing independence, safety, and quality of life.

What You’ll Do Conduct functional, vision rehabilitation, and home safety assessments Develop individualized treatment plans and interventions Recommend adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and environmental modifications Provide training in compensatory strategies, low-vision techniques, and independent living skills Collaborate with families, caregivers, healthcare providers, and interdisciplinary teams Complete required clinical documentation and care coordination Why Join MAB?

Paid travel time between client visits Paid administrative/documentation time Community-based role with autonomy and variety Opportunity to make a meaningful, one-on-one impact Additional benefits may include paid vacation, sick and holiday time, health insurance, FSA, 403(b), life insurance, and disability insurance.

Qualifications Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program Current Massachusetts Occupational Therapy license Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation Two years of clinical experience preferred Experience with ABI, vision/low-vision rehabilitation, home health, or community-based rehabilitation preferred Join MAB Community Services and bring occupational therapy directly into the environments where it can make the greatest difference. Qualifications

Key Responsibilities

Conduct functional, vision rehabilitation, and home safety assessments to develop individualized treatment plans for clients. Provide training in compensatory strategies and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to maximize client independence and safety.

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and a current Massachusetts Occupational Therapy license. Candidates must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation, with two years of clinical experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Acquired brain injury rehabilitationHome safety assessmentTreatment planningAdaptive equipment recommendationIndependent living skills trainingInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (212 salary observations; 583 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,566 salary observations; 27,651 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$91k–$95kOccupational Therapy median $94k (middle half $76k–$109k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Massachusetts vs national$89k median in Massachusetts$97k nationally (−8%)212 state / 5,566 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$88k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Massachusetts223 active9,074 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 36% no call · 64% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment233 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,073 in the last 30 days1,790 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 13 employers
11
<$85k
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$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
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$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
33%
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
11%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About MAB Community Services

Individual and Family Services
Brookline, MA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid travel time between client visits
Paid administrative/documentation time
Paid vacation, sick and holiday time
Health insurance
FSA
403(b)
Life insurance
Disability insurance

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$800k
Typical market rent
$3,271/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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