Occupational Therapist, Outpatient Therapy - Full-Time
- Full-time
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open occupational therapist jobs in Tennessee post a median of $45 an hour, the middle half $43.75–$50.18, across 11 jobs that state their pay. Occupational therapists employed in Tennessee earn a median of $46.97 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 Tennessee: pay by town and employer
Licensed in another state?
Tennessee issues and accepts OT Compact privileges: an occupational therapist or OT assistant whose home state is a member can take this job on a compact privilege instead of a Tennessee license. (Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a Tennessee license, apply to the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy for a license by endorsement ($135, by its own page): what Tennessee asks. Every state's OT Compact status.
What Tennessee requires of an occupational therapist
Occupational Therapist, from the Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy.
- Applicants by reciprocity show current licensure or certification elsewhere with qualifications that meet or exceed Tennessee's, and have their graduate transcript, licensure verifications from every state and NBCOT exam results sent directly to the Board. They also submit a passport-style photo and a criminal background check from the Board's vendor (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1150-02-.05(2)).
- Staying active: Licenses renew every two years; renewal requires 24 continued competence credits in the prior 24 months, including 1 hour of ethics and 1 hour on Tennessee's occupational therapy law and rules (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1150-02-.12).
Occupational therapist jobs and requirements in Tennessee · Every state's rule
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- 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%
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