Occupational Therapist (OT)
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open occupational therapist jobs in New Jersey post a median of $74.19 an hour, the middle half $55–$78, across 88 jobs that state their pay. Occupational therapists employed in New Jersey earn a median of $49.72 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Occupational therapists in New Jersey: pay by town and employer
Licensed in another state?
New Jersey is not issuing OT Compact privileges, so an occupational therapist or OT assistant licensed in another state needs a New Jersey license for this job. (Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a New Jersey license, apply to the Occupational Therapy Advisory Council, New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs for a license by endorsement ($100, by its own page): what New Jersey asks. Every state's OT Compact status.
What New Jersey requires of an occupational therapist
Occupational Therapist license, from the Occupational Therapy Advisory Council, New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs.
- Licensure by reciprocity requires a valid, current license in good standing from a state whose education, training and examination requirements are substantially equivalent, at least one year and 1,200 hours of practice within the five years before applying, the application and fee, a criminal history background check, documentation of good standing in every state of licensure, and the New Jersey Jurisprudence Orientation; 13:44K-3.3).
- Staying active: Occupational therapist licenses expire every two years on September 30 of odd-numbered years and renew for $160; a license can still be renewed within 30 days after it expires with a late fee, after which it is suspended (N.J.A.C. 13:44K-11.1).
Occupational therapist jobs and requirements in New Jersey · Every state's rule
Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 87.1%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.21x · Clicks 25
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 52.9% · Stating an hourly rate 32.3%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 11 Nov 2026. Every figure for Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs
About the job
This is an official AristaCare Talent Acquisition job posting. Candidates who apply through this posting will work directly with our in-house Talent Acquisition Team throughout the recruitment process - not through a third-party staffing or recruitment agency.
Available Shift: Weekend Per Diem
Job Purpose: To assist in planning, organizing, developing, and directing Occupational Therapist services in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as may be directed by DOR, Administrator, or regional support team to assure the highest degree of quality resident care is always maintained.
Job Functions
- Provide Occupational Therapist services to residents in accordance with established standards of practice, Company procedures, Therapy Department procedures and productivity standards.
- Adhere to Company procedures regarding documentation and billing of Occupational Therapist services.
- Demonstrate sound judgment in the evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow-up of resident therapy programs.
- Conduct screening of residents at regular intervals to determine the need for intervention/treatment.
- Conduct timely screening of residents referred to physical therapy to determine the need for intervention/ treatment.
- Evaluate residents to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation.
- Conduct specialized evaluations as indicated.
- Develop treatment plans by establishing short and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals.
- Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plans, and recommendations to residents, families/ responsible parties, and interdisciplinary team members.
- To complete compliant and medically necessary documentation from CMS expectations in NetHealth EMR systems
Education & Requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
- Must have an active Occupational Therapy license in New Jersey
- Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification -
- Assume responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification.
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Medical, Dental, Vision
Apply Directly With AristaCare!
AristaCare has a dedicated in-house Talent Acquisition Team that recruits directly for our facilities. When you apply through this posting, you are connecting directly with AristaCare - not a third-party staffing or recruitment agency.
Our team will provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information about available positions, schedules, pay rates, incentives, benefits, and career opportunities.
Apply directly with AristaCare and let our Talent Acquisition Team help you find the position and facility that best fit you.
More about us at: www.aristacare.com
From AristaCare At Norwood Terrace's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
AHS StaffingTravel nursing agency
Places travel and local contract nurses and allied professionals.
Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Therapy & rehab, Mental health
CoreMedical GroupHealthcare staffing agency
Refer a clinician to CoreMedical and earn up to $1,000 plus Club CoreMed vacation points.
Places: Nurses, Therapy & rehab, NPs & PAs
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in New Jersey, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About AristaCare At Norwood Terrace
AristaCare At Norwood Terrace is a 120 (source: Medicare Care Compare: AristaCare At Norwood Terrace)-bed nursing home in Plainfield, NJ, certified by Medicare and Medicaid. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, therapists and mental health staff. Source: Medicare Care Compare: AristaCare At Norwood Terrace
Based in Plainfield, NJHires in New JerseyPay on its listings: 27.3% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at AristaCare At Norwood Terrace
More physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs
A licensed therapist?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
AristaCare At Norwood Terrace openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from AristaCare At Norwood Terrace's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.