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Lebanon, New Hampshire

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Evaluates and treats hand therapy post surgical and conservative management of hand and upper extremity injuries. Fabrication of custom orthosis for protective wear. Work closely with therapy and physician team for hand therapy care.

Responsibilities

Examines, evaluates, determines prognosis, and provides intervention. Reports findings to other health care team members.

Provides discharge recommendations, exercise programs, and family teaching.

Participates in and supports departmental programs such as in-service education, student programs, volunteer/observation programs, Professional Practice Committee, etc.

Provides documentation, billing, and record keeping. Participates in compliance audits.

  • Coordinates the scheduling of patients and meetings.
  • Delegates tasks to support personnel.
  • Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy required
  • Required Licensure/Certifications
  • Licensed Occupational Therapist with NH eligibility

BLS Certification Required

Certified Occupational Therapist (OTR) required at hire, renewal optional.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Custom orthosis fabricationPatient evaluationTreatment planningMedical billingPatient schedulingInterdisciplinary collaborationExercise program developmentCompliance auditing

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New Hampshire, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (48 salary observations; 167 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 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 New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in New Hampshire?
MeasureThis jobMarket
New Hampshire vs national$91k median in New Hampshire$97k nationally (−6%)48 state / 5,263 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew Hampshire index 104.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in New Hampshire58 active9,079 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 50% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,284 in the last 30 days1,635 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% 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.

Location & Logistics

New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
10
<$105k
7
$105k-125k
6
$125k-145k
3
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs
401k / retirement match
93%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Schedule, Home HealthContract

Concierge Home Care · Melbourne, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Flexible ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Brandon, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#3

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,068 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lebanon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$494k
Typical market rent
$2,487/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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