Occupational Therapists.
Occupational Therapist direct-hire across pediatric, hand therapy, home health, SNF, and hospital settings. A small, deep, reputation-driven candidate pool.
Why this niche, why now.
Occupational Therapy is a smaller and more specialized candidate pool than PT. Pediatric OTs, hand therapists, and home-health OTs are particularly hard to source, and getting harder. The recruiter who can credibly engage these candidates has a real book and a ten-year history in the niche.
We run OT engagements at the staff level, the lead level (Clinic Directors, OT Supervisors), and the operations level (Multi-Clinic Directors, VP of Therapy Services). Specialty fit (pediatrics, hand therapy, sensory integration) is scoped before sourcing.
Settings we cover.
The operator types where we run OT searches most often. Specialty fit is scoped before sourcing.
- ✓Pediatric therapy clinics and early-intervention operators
- ✓Hand therapy and ortho-aligned outpatient practices
- ✓Home-health agencies
- ✓Skilled nursing and senior-living operators
- ✓Hospital inpatient rehabilitation
- ✓School-based OT programs
How the engagement runs.
We work OT engagements with the same precision standards across operators.
- ✓Active state OT license verification before submission
- ✓Specialty matching (pediatric OT, CHT for hand therapy, home-health OT)
- ✓Reasonable time-to-fill: 30–60 days for staff OT, longer for specialty
- ✓Productivity / patient-volume expectations clarified in the scoping call
- ✓Replacement guarantee scoped per engagement
OT comp ranges in 2026.
Typical 2026 ranges. Specific comp varies by region, setting, productivity expectations, and shift type.
- ✓Staff OT (outpatient): $78,000–$108,000
- ✓Pediatric OT (specialty): $80,000–$112,000
- ✓Hand Therapist (CHT): $90,000–$125,000
- ✓Home-Health OT: $85,000–$120,000
- ✓Clinic Director / OT Supervisor: $95,000–$130,000
- ✓Multi-Clinic / Regional Director of Therapy: $115,000–$170,000
OT recruiting, specifically.
Do you specialize in pediatric OT recruiting?
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Yes. Pediatric OT is one of the most-requested specialty placements on this desk. The candidate pool is small and reputation-driven; engaged or contingent search both work depending on the urgency.
Do you place CHTs (Certified Hand Therapists)?
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Yes. CHT-credentialed therapists are a distinct, smaller candidate pool. We verify credentialing before submission.
Are you a fit for OT-specific senior independent recruiters?
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Yes. OT-specific recruiters with a real book and documented placements are exactly who the For Recruiters network is built around.
Three paths from here.
1. You're hiring OT at scale or against a specific opening.
Book a 30-minute scoping call. We map the setting, the volume, and the urgency, and recommend the right model (engaged search for leadership; RPO cohort for volume; contract bench for surge).
Book a Search Consult →2. You're a senior recruiter with a OT niche.
Mutually confidential conversation with a senior partner about the network, the splits, and what operating in this niche inside the firm looks like. Senior partners read every application.
Apply to the network →3. You're benchmarking comp before the next hiring cycle.
Send us the role, the setting, and the geography. We come back with a one-page market read on local clearing comp inside one business day. No engagement letter required.
Email the read request →
Tell us the setting, the volume, the urgency.
We come back inside one business day with a scoping call, a fee quote, and a market read on candidate availability.