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Healthcare jobs in La Mesa, CA

Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa, CA

12 open physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa, California, at 7 employers, typically posting $45–$56.39 an hour. Help patients move, breathe, speak and get back to daily life after illness or injury.

12
Open in La Mesa
7
Employers hiring
$47.73
Median posted /hr

Newest physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 07:40 UTC

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Therapy & rehab occupations in La Mesa

Each opens the town's jobs in that occupation.

What physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs pay in La Mesa

Typical posted hourly pay

$45–$56.39/hr

The middle half of 8 posted hourly rates from 3 employers, median $47.73/hr.

Occupation (BLS)Median /hrMedian a yearEmployed in area
Registered Nurses(29-1141 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1141, opens in a new tab))$67.08 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$139,520 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)28,680 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses(29-2061 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2061, opens in a new tab))$38.33 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$79,720 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)6,610 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors(21-1018 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 21-1018, opens in a new tab))$27.72 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$57,660 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)6,500 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Pharmacists(29-1051 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1051, opens in a new tab))$79.39 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$165,130 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)2,840 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Nursing Assistants(31-1131 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-1131, opens in a new tab))$23.11 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$48,070 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)9,670 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nursing Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Medical Assistants(31-9092 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-9092, opens in a new tab))$23.76 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$49,420 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)9,370 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Physical Therapists(29-1123 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1123, opens in a new tab))$54.74 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$113,850 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)2,680 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Physician Assistants(29-1071 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1071, opens in a new tab))$79.41 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$165,160 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)1,370 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physician Assistants, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Nurse Practitioners(29-1171 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1171, opens in a new tab))$78.78 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$163,860 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)2,340 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Nurse Practitioners, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)
Psychiatric Technicians(29-2053 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2053, opens in a new tab))$23.13 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)$48,120 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)900 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA area, opens in a new tab)

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area.

Employers hiring Therapy & rehab in La Mesa, CA

Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs near La Mesa

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Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa, CA: common questions

What do physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa, CA pay?

Across 8 open physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs here that post an hourly rate, from 3 employers, the middle half pays $45–$56.39 an hour, median $47.73.

Who has the most physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa, CA?

By open jobs on this board: Cornerstone Healthcare (3), Sharp HealthCare (3) and Country Manor La Mesa Healthcare Center (2).

What do you need to get hired?

A state license as a PT, PTA, OT, COTA, SLP or respiratory therapist (RRT or CRT). Each posting lists its own requirements.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names La Mesa and its kind of job is Therapy & rehab. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in La Mesa, CA, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 28, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  3. US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in La Mesa, CA. Data as of October 28, 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/california/la-mesa/therapy-rehab

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