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Travel COTA Jobs (Certified OT Assistant)

Travel COTAs assist OTs in implementing treatment plans. Growing demand in SNFs, schools, and pediatric settings nationwide.

127
Current postings
$1,540
Median weekly pay
28
States hiring

Current travel COTA postings

COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Little Rock, AR
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,460/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Monticello, AR
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,460/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Newport, AR
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,460/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
San Leandro, CA
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,960/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Santa Clara, CA
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,960/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Redding, CA
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,820/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Salinas, CA
SNF
Starts 11/23/2026
$1,820/week
COTA
Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Salinas, CA
SNF
Starts ASAP
$1,790/week

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Live ProTherapy Staffing postings, updated 2026-10-05. Each links to the full posting.

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Common Settings for Travel COTAs

SNFSchoolsPediatricsOutpatientHome Health

Travel COTA jobs: common questions

How many travel COTA jobs are open, and where?

The “Current postings” and “States hiring” figures at the top of this page count the open travel COTA postings in ProTherapy Staffing's job feed and the states they are in. States with COTA postings include California, New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan.

What does a travel COTA make per week?

The “Median weekly pay” figure at the top of this page is the median advertised weekly pay across all open travel COTA postings, and each card shows its own posting's weekly pay. ProTherapy Staffing's pay pages give travel COTA pay by state for California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Is the weekly pay on this page before tax?

Yes. The pay figures at the top of this page and the pay on each card are advertised weekly gross pay from ProTherapy Staffing's job feed, before tax.

Which settings hire travel COTAs?

The open travel COTA postings in ProTherapy Staffing's job feed are in skilled nursing (SNF) and inpatient settings. The feed records acute hospital and inpatient rehab work as one inpatient setting, so it cannot separate them.

Can a COTA use the OT Compact?

Yes, in the states issuing OT Compact privileges. The OT Compact Commission says “Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) who are licensed in good standing in a Compact member state will be eligible to practice in other Compact member states via a ‘compact privilege’” (OT Compact Commission, verified October 3, 2026). The states issuing privileges are Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. A state that has enacted the compact but is not issuing yet offers no privilege, so a COTA needs that state's full license there. Source: OT Compact Commission, Before You Apply, verified October 6, 2026.

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