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T26/27 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Occupational TherapistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$59k-$145k

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Function as an itinerant clinician to provide appropriate "educational model" occupational therapy services for identified students.
  • Collaborate with teachers and school staff to provide integrated programs for special education students.
  • Determine through occupational therapy evaluation procedures appropriate model and level of service required for each student.
  • Document student progress with periodic updates.
  • Keep accurate records on caseloads including attendance.
  • Willing to work with students preschool-age through 21 years, with a variety of disabilities.
  • Willing to collaborate with regular and special education teachers to provide integrated educational programming.

Experience

  • Experience in public school system occupational therapy program or pediatrics preferred.

Qualifications

  • Must have or be eligible for Virginia licensure.
  • Must be registered nationally as qualified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), or completion of registration upon employment.
  • Dual endorsement in English as a Second Language and/or Special Education, or in any other content area, is preferred but not required.

Salary Range

Salary will be based on the FY27 salary schedule – T Scale $59,429

  • $144,723

Please Note

Arlington Public Schools receives a high volume of applications for many positions. As a result, only candidates who are identified as meeting the qualifications and whose experience and skills best align with the needs of the school, department, or office may be contacted for an interview. We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, submission of an application does not guarantee an interview or individual contact regarding the status of an application.

Arlington Public Schools Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the Arlington School Board, as stated in Policy G-2.30, Employee Relations – Equal Employment Opportunity - that “Employment opportunities shall not be restricted, abridged or otherwise adversely affected on the basis of race, national origin, creed, color, religion, gender, age, economic status, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, and/or disability.”

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Student evaluationDocumentationCaseload managementCollaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (127 salary observations; 629 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,153 salary observations; 28,851 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $101k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapyranked against 9,043 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Virginia vs national$100k median in Virginia$97k nationally (+3%)127 state / 5,153 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$101k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia244 active9,022 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 45% no call · 57% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 13% offer loan repayment277 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,238 in the last 30 days1,701 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,043 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates T26/27 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST at Arlington Public Schools a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,043 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 14 employers
3
<$95k
11
$95k-110k
1
$110k
2
$125k-140k
5
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Occupational TherapistPer Diem

Ace Home Health Care & Hospice · San Jose, California

$154k-$207k
#2

Occupational Therapist-Home Health

Sentara Health · Gloucester, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist - PRN

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Arlington Public Schools

Primary and Secondary Education
Arlington, Virginia
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

FY27 salary schedule (T Scale)
Virginia licensure support
NBCOT registration support

Living in Arlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$992k≈ 16.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,680/mo≈ 54% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.