No salary listed — similar Occupational Therapy Assistant roles pay ~$76k (median of 10 jobs)

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Arbor Therapy
Chandler, Arizona

Student Clinical Placements - Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapy Assistant

Occupational TherapistContract
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About the Role

Clinical placement for OT/OTA students at Arbor Therapy outpatient clinics in Chandler, AZ. Gain hands-on experience with supervision.

Join Arbor Therapy as a Student Clinical Placement – Occupational Therapy in Chandler, Arizona.

Work Schedule

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

Apply to join Arbor Therapy as a Student Clinical Placement – Occupational Therapy.

Key Responsibilities

Students will participate in evaluations, treatment planning, documentation, and intervention activities under the supervision of experienced therapists. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including occupational, speech-language, physical, and feeding therapy professionals.

Requirements

Candidates must be currently enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy or occupational therapy assistant program and have completed all necessary educational and clinical prerequisites. Applicants are required to provide a CPR certification, an Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card, and Article 9 certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyClinical DocumentationTreatment PlanningCaregiver EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationEvidence-based PracticeNeurodiversity-affirming PracticeCommunicationInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsClinical Evaluation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Arizona, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (132 salary observations; 431 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (7,085 salary observations; 20,863 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 Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapy Assistant roles.

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