Occupational Therapist - Outpatient/Hand Therapy
Listed compensation
$75k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
We are now hiring a full-time Occupational Therapist to work in an Outpatient Orthopedic setting in Cambridge, MA, focusing on hand therapy/upper extremities. 40 hours per week are available. All caseload under one roof, no driving in the community. The patient population is general orthopedics - all ages. Top pay and benefits with negotiable sign-on bonus.
This position is available now and we will contact all candidates quickly.
We will respect your privacy and your inquiry will be kept confidential.
Job Requirements
- State licensure as an Occupational Therapist
- Full-time, Part-time, PRN
CHT is preferred, but not required. 6+ months of hand therapy experience is required.
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupational therapy services in an outpatient orthopedic setting with a focus on hand therapy and upper extremities. Manage a caseload of patients of all ages within a single clinical facility.
Requirements
Candidates must hold state licensure as an Occupational Therapist and possess at least 6 months of hand therapy experience. A Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) credential is preferred but not required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$90k (248 salary observations; 542 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,625 salary observations; 25,396 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 ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in Cambridge
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $1.39M≈ 18.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $3,476/mo≈ 56% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.