Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$81K–$125K /yr
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Job Description
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Position Summary
- Responsible for evaluating, establishing and implementing the plan of care to restore function and prevent disability following disease, injury or loss of a body part.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy
Licenses and Certification
- Illinois license in Occupational Therapy or eligible
- BLS
Experience and Skills
- Technical Experience: N/A
Role Specific Responsibilities
- Performs thorough evaluation
- Develops appropriate Plan of Care
- Implements Plan of Care
- Documentation is accurate, complete and timely
- Provides supervision to assistants, rehab techs, and students
Compensation (Commensurate with Experience)
- $38.78
- To
- $60.11
- To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:
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Key Responsibilities
Responsible for evaluating patients and implementing plans of care to restore function and prevent disability. This includes providing supervision to assistants, rehab techs, and students while maintaining accurate documentation.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and a valid Illinois license or eligibility for one. BLS certification is also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (301 salary observations; 963 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,562 salary observations; 29,543 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$49k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $49k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 10% in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,043 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $38k–$60k | Occupational Therapy median $88k (middle half $82k–$95k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Illinois vs national | $93k median in Illinois | $97k nationally (−4%)301 state / 5,562 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$49k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Illinois | 300 active | 9,039 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 41% no call · 63% no weekends41 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 13% offer loan repayment357 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,212 in the last 30 days | 1,658 the 30 days before (+94%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +3.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Southern Illinois Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,043 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Southern Illinois Healthcare
Benefits & Perks
Living in Herrin
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $156k≈ 4.1× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $1,002/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.