Confidential career calls for hand therapists
Hand Therapist Jobs in St. Louis and West County
Certified hand therapists, and occupational or physical therapists moving toward the CHT, can book a confidential 30-minute career call about hand therapy work in St. Louis and West County. Your current employer is not contacted.
What is the hand therapy market like here?
St. Louis has a deep orthopedic and hand surgery community, and West County (Ballwin, Chesterfield, Manchester, Ellisville, Wildwood, Town and Country) is where a lot of outpatient upper extremity care happens. If you are a certified hand therapist here, you have options. The hard part is learning about them without your current employer hearing about it.
Engaged Headhunters holds confidential career conversations with CHTs, and with OTs and PTs moving toward certification, across the St. Louis metro on both sides of the river.
The national page is hand therapist jobs. A short guide to all four markets is Hand therapist jobs in 2026.
Who are St. Louis hand therapist conversations for?
- CHTs in outpatient, hospital-based, or surgeon-owned hand therapy settings in St. Louis City and County, St. Charles County, and Metro East
- OTs and PTs building hand therapy hours toward the HTCC exam
- Clinicians relocating to St. Louis
What does a confidential career call cover?
You can be specific about the caseload. A résumé is not required to start.
- Your ideal caseload (post-op tendon, fracture, nerve, custom orthoses), schedule, and growth path
- What is realistic in this market right now, discussed one-on-one
- No résumé needed to start, and your name stays private until you say otherwise
Where do St. Louis clinicians check licensure and official pay data?
Missouri licenses occupational therapists and physical therapists separately. Wage tables are the BLS pages below, for the St. Louis, MO-IL area.
- Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy (opens in a new tab)Division of Professional Registration.
- Missouri Advisory Commission for Physical Therapists (opens in a new tab)Physical therapy licensure.
- BLS wages for occupational therapists (29-1122) (opens in a new tab)St. Louis, MO-IL MSA. Open each page, choose Metropolitan area, and select the area named below. BLS does not publish a separate certified hand therapist wage, and this page does not restate any figure.
- BLS wages for physical therapists (29-1123) (opens in a new tab)St. Louis, MO-IL MSA. Open each page, choose Metropolitan area, and select the area named below. BLS does not publish a separate certified hand therapist wage, and this page does not restate any figure.
- OT Licensure Compact (opens in a new tab)Check current compact participation before you assume a new license.
- PT Compact (opens in a new tab)Check current compact participation on the official site.
- Hand Therapy Certification Commission (opens in a new tab)CHT exam eligibility and recertification.
- American Society of Hand Therapists (opens in a new tab)Continuing education and the professional community.
What do clinicians ask before they book?
Will my employer find out?
No. Calls are confidential, and your information is never shared without your explicit OK.
Do I need to be a CHT already?
No. Hand-focused occupational therapists and physical therapists working toward certification are welcome.
Does it cost anything?
No. Candidates never pay.
How long is the call?
The booking slot is 30 minutes. A résumé is not required, and the call does not commit you to anything.
Where else are hand therapist conversations happening?
- All hand therapist jobsThe national page for CHTs and hand-caseload OTs and PTs.
- Hand Therapist Jobs on Cape CodSame confidential 30-minute call, for this market.
- Hand Therapist Jobs in Lake County, Illinois (and Kenosha)Same confidential 30-minute call, for this market.
- Hand Therapist Jobs in Lansing and East LansingSame confidential 30-minute call, for this market.
- CareersOther clinical roles, if hand therapy is only part of what you do.
Thinking about your next move in St. Louis? Book a confidential 30-minute career call.
The slot is 30 minutes. There is no charge, and your name is not shared without your permission.
Book a confidential call