Ultimate Guide to Full Time Remote Jobs For PT and OT Assistants:

I’m excited to share over 20 different career paths that are either fully remote or hybrid remote for physical therapists assistants and occupational therapy assistants. In addition, this guide includes work that you can do as a side hustle, potentially at night or on the weekends.

 (FYI we have an amazing remote careers course here that not just helps you get these jobs, resume review and edit, plus we give you internship opportunities with us to learn/grow your skills - you can learn more here: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/remote-jobs-course as well as an amazing remote jobs course that helps you get into utilization management positions that pay you $85,000 a year plus 7% raises and bonuses here:  https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/courses/becomeautilizationreviewer) 

While there may be more remote rehabilitation jobs out there, my focus with this guide is to highlight jobs that:

• Pay well and comparative to your current therapist/assistant salary
• Require little to no additional education
• Fully or hybrid remote
• And that utilize at least in part, your therapy background/skills

Within each remote job, we’ll highlight:

• The roles within that remote job or side hustle
• Who would be a good fit for this role
• The qualifications and education required
• Pay scale
• How to find these career paths

Remote Career Full Time Jobs For Physical Therapist Assistants and Occupational Therapy Assistants:
(this is in no particular order)

Utilization Review/Care Coordinator:

Why do I love utilization review and care coordinator roles as a remote choice for rehabilitation assistants who want to work from home?

This role is often fully remote, pays similar to clinical salaries, allows for upward mobility and growth, has great benefits, and is nonphysical. This role is also something that PTs, PTAs, OTAs and COTAs, OTs and SLPs can apply for. And last, but most importantly, many therapists and assistants who have gone on to this role LOVE their job! While I’m not saying it’s easy, and remote work does NOT equal doing nothing and playing with dogs all day, our Utilization Review Course (https://alternativehealthcarecareers.com/becomeautilizationreviewer) students have genuinely been very happy with this transition.

 Here is what some people who have transitioned into this path have said:

“I just recently started working for anthem. Yes the hourly rate is lower than what I would make in the clinic but the pros far outweigh the rate. I’m guaranteed 40 hours a week plus extra if I want to sign up for it. The PTO and 401K are the best I’ve had in 15 years, the holiday pay is very generous, and when I’m done with my shift – I’m done – no documentation. The training was very throughout, and everyone so far has been super helpful. You get to change your shift 2x per month if needed. Plus yearly raises and quarterly bonuses. If I had a sick kid, no calling out for me is required, and I can continue to work with local rescue and foster dogs. Also, if we ever move, I get to take this job with me.”

“I used to work for anthem, now retired. Loved the work, benefits were the best I had in years. Holidays off. Time off was wonderful.”

“We have a bonus system and you always make a least a percentage of your quarterly bonus. When I’m done, I’m done for the day, no paperwork. “

“Stress level has gone from a 100 to 0…I love working with Navihealth so much more than being a clinician. “

“1000000000 times better than clinical care”.

“I’m enjoying it. I has it’s own stresses like any job, but when you turn off the computer at the end of the day, you are DONE, which I never had in home health. The teams are very supportive. And I feel like we are really encouraged to pick through the notes and if there is justification for additional visits, then do whats appropriate for the patient”.

What are utilization reviewers or care coordinators?

Utilization management is the broad term that refers to various roles that involve reviewing for medical necessity, appropriateness and overutilization or healthcare resources. Basically, these roles review to make sure healthcare professionals are treating patients appropriately and billing appropriately.

I want to make it clear that none of our students have ever felt that this role has pressured them into denying care. In fact, as a therapist or assistant, you don’t perform the denials – you just perform recommendations and it is up to the physician on the review team to make final judgement.

Within “utilization management” are many roles and each company unfortunately, titles their roles differently – which can be very confusing! But just know that when you see home health care coordinator, skilled inpatient care coordinator, appeals and denials coordinator, and therapist reviewer services or utilization reviewer, all these roles are roughly the same. The differences arise as some companies separate the titles by setting – ie. Home health care coordinators deal more with home health setting reviews.
 

What is the salary of a utilization reviewer or care coordinator?

$85,230 is the median utilization review/care coordinator salary according to salary.com (https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/utilization-review-specialist-salary). After having over 600 students in our utilization review course, I think this number is fairly accurate – however to first get into this role, expect to earn about $75,000 is you have 0-5 years of clinical experience, 5-10 years of experience expect $80,000 and if you have 10 plus years of experience then expect a pay of about $85,000. From this, you’ll often get between 7-9% bonuses and have upward mobility.

Top pros of utilization review/care coordinator roles:

• Fully remote (other than SICC roles which are hybrid)
• Guaranteed 40 hours of work/full time
• Yearly raises and quarterly bonuses
• No sales involved
• NO additional education needed
• No extra work past your work time/no take home work
• Better for people who are less social as you do not have to do any sales work

Who is this the best fit for?

Utilization review and care coordinator positions are great for therapists and assistants who need a stable 9-5 role that has a guaranteed 40 hours. It also is one of the best paying non clinical positions for therapists and assistants. So this is a great route for someone who doesn’t want to do sales, wants to end their day on time with no take home work, and has similar to salary as their current clinical role.

 
Top cons of utilization review/care coordinator roles:

• This role can get repetitive
• This role has a lot of reading and writing involved
• You need to enjoy reviewing charts/documentation
• You need to be well organized

Requirements:

There are different roles you can apply for including: home health care coordinator, preservice care coordinator, appeals and denials/therapist reviewer/utilization reviewer, skilled inpatient care coordinator and more roles coming up each day.

Usually, you are required to have a therapy license (and sometimes be licensed within a certain state)
It is helpful to have previous management or utilization review/case management experience – although do NOT be deceived. Many job posts will say they want 1-2 years of this experience, but I can tell you that 99% of our Utilization Review Course (https://alternativehealthcarecareers.com/becomeautilizationreviewer) student’s do not have any formal experience.

Yep, that’s it! You can be a PT, OT, COTA/OTA, SLP and get these roles. Please note that different companies hire different people, so please see this article for a deeper insight in to how to get a UR role as a therapist or assistant: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/how-to-become-a-utilization-reviewer-rehabiliation-professionals

How to find these jobs:

• We have an in-depth guide to how to apply, how to write your resume and how to ace your interview (including templates) within our Utilization Review course here (https://alternativehealthcarecareers.com/becomeautilizationreviewer) but here are some tips:
• Look at jobs directly on the various companies’ websites
• Use these search terms: home health care coordinator, preservice care coordinator, appeals and denials/therapist reviewer/utilization reviewer, skilled inpatient care coordinator to better directly search for roles (we provide more search terms within our course)
• Don’t be deterred by the requirement to have direct or official Utilization Review experience

Recruiting:

Why do I love recruiting as a remote job choice for PTAs and COTAs/OTAs who want work at home?
It’s very flexible in terms of duties – so if you have a new born, a fussy dog, or a child that has increased needs, where you would have to randomly get up and help change diaper or feed your child, then this role is a great fit! Or you just want a flexible schedule!

 
What is recruiting:

Recruiting is role where you are tasked to help find and secure a worker for “x” position. There are 3 different types of recruiting – there is recruiting for travel positions, for contract, and for full time roles. Within these roles, you also have lots of different professions or sectors – you could recruit for nurses, for the rehabilitation profession, for scientists, for really any profession out there!

 
Top pros of recruiting:

• Recruiting has flexible hours. You’ll work a full day, but you could take an hour mid day to walk your dog or buy groceries, but you’ll also maybe have to take 7pm call with a potential job candidate.
  There isn’t a salary ceiling.
• Many jobs have a limit of how much you’ll make. But with recruiting, you earn a combination of salary plus commission – which means the harder you work, the more you’ll get paid.
• While this role isn’t remote for every job posted, there are remote opportunities.
• You get to help people find a job. After witnessing both my husband and my dad loose their jobs, it means a lot when I can help people find work and I know as a recruiter, you’ll feel very rewarded when you help someone get hired.
• There is no extra education needed and no certifications needed
• No physical labor involved

 
Tops cons of recruiting:

• You could have later hours or times in the evening you’ll be working
• You’ll need to be close to your phone for rapid response to clients emails or calls
• This is not a standard 9-5 salary. You’ll be paid a small salary but mostly commission, so you’ll really have to earn your wages.
• It can be frustrating when people get mad or ghost you after you’ve put time in to try to help them and then chose another recruiter or not to travel
• You need to be outgoing and be persistent – this is a pro but could be a con for some.
• People will ghost you and you have to learn to be okay with that.

 
What is the salary of a recruiter?

As a recruiter salary is a combination of a small salary plus commission, the estimated salary can really vary. In addition, usually the longer you work and the more clients you have, you will be on a tiered system where you’ll earn even more.

But according to https://builtin.com/salaries/hr-recruiting/recruiter, average salary is $76,150. I searched several sites and you’ll see a wide range but after working with many recruiters for several years, I think around $75,000 is a vary fair median salary. I do know several people who earn $100,000 so it is very possible to earn much more than this standard salary.

 
Who is this the best fit for?

This is a great role for someone who is outgoing, organized, and doesn’t give up! You’ll have to make lots of calls and emails, and speak several times to people before they choose you as their recruiter, and many times you may get ghosted after taking lots of time to work with a candidate.

 
Example day in the life of a recruiter:

While you’ll work a full day, your hours may not be purely 8-4:30 as you may need to take a late call with a potential job candidate or answer a urgent email. This makes this role potentially great for some people while for others it may not be the best fit.

But here are some duties you can expect. You’ll usually have a list of people to call – this may be people you have never spoken to before, perhaps they signed up a conference for travel roles, or this may be clients you have spoken to in the past. You’ll also have a list of emails made up of new, current, or past clients – reaching out to see their interest in a certain role.

In addition, you’ll maybe do a post or several throughout Facebook groups on job opportunities you have and answer some social media questions.

You’ll maybe have a client that you are submitting their paperwork for a role, or guiding them through the next steps of their hiring processes.

And of course, they may be a sprinkle of meetings with your team or supervisors.

Requirements:

• This role can be obtained by an physical, occupational, speech therapist or assistant. And as stated, you can apply to recruit for any profession and any type of job recruiting.
• No extra education required. They often desire a bachelors but I would not let that stop you. Many of our students do not have their B.S and have become recruiters.
• Social media and technology knowledge are a plus as this is a social role

How to find these jobs:

There are TONS of companies that hire people, including therapists and assistants for recruiting roles. Here are some helpful places to search:

Directly on company websites. There are tons of companies but a brief list includes MedTravelers, CompHealth, Cross Country Trav Corps, MAS Staffing, Marvel Staffing, Advanced, Core Medical.

Try indeed as well. It may help to start narrow and try searching “travel therapy recruiting” in addition to broader search terms.

Note that these jobs are not always remote, and it seems that if you work for the nursing team you have a little more likely ability to be remote.

If you are more seriously interested in this career path and would like your resume reviewed as well as further guidance, please check out our Remote Jobs and side hustles course here: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/remote-jobs-course.

Ergonomics:

Why do I love ergonomics for occupational therapy and physical therapists assistants for remote work?

• You have one of the strongest backgrounds in anatomy and physiology
• You know how to quickly help reduce or prevent physical injury and pain
• You are skilled educators on preventing injury and pain
• You have a license and degree to back up your knowledge
• You were essentially made for this position. You know how to help people prevent injury and pain, reduce their pain, and provide patient education.
• If you think about it, you likely are already performing ergonomics….have you ever asked someone about their work history, work positioning and equipment and work duties? And have you ever recommended equipment or exercises due to work related injuries or pain? If yes, then you are already doing ergonomics!

Top pros of ergonomic positions:

• It pays similar to your clinical salary
• It has very little physical labor
• It often does not involve insurance (woohoo, no more headaches! Well, much less at least!)
• Your care is about prevention. Which we all know we wish we could do as PTs!
• No or little extra education required

Top cons of ergonomic positions:

• Part time and contracting REMOTE ergonomic jobs are not as common as IN PERSON ergonomic positions
• It can be confusing to not write like a therapist/assistant, you have to use a certain language in ergonomics
   

What does a day in the life of a ergonomist look like?

So first, your day may depend on where you work. There are essentially 2 different settings – industrial and office. Office based positions often are with companies like Intel or more computer based companies. Industrial based positions are with companies that make paper, cars, print, tools – more assembly line type of companies.

But your day may entail:

• Providing individual or group education on hydration, preventing low back pain, preventing upper back pain, preventing neck pain, or preventing carpal tunnel
• Providing assessments of individual work stations
• Providing assessments of assembly lines or how workers lift materials into cars or other labor intensive duties
• Providing health coaching and basic exercises to address individuals pain or prevention of pain
• Paperwork to document the above activities
   

What do Therapists and Assistants need to transition into ergonomics?

The awesome thing is that unlike some new career tracks, you need nothing or at most a certification! While you may not need a certification, here are several certifications out there:

• Board Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) : This is the toughest certification and is a national board certification. In the U.S you do not need this, but in some places like Canada, this is required. This certification takes years to complete and costs several thousands of dollars.
• CEAS I, II, III: Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist: This is a much more typical certification. It costs $645 and is an online certification that you can get in one day. This certification is for 1 year access only, no support, no updates, no business nor career section.
• Injury Prevention Specialist – Office Ergonomics and Injury Prevention Specialist-Industrial Ergonomics are our certifications.
  They cost $400 each and allow for lifetime access to all recordings and materials
  Lifetime updates
  Contains an in-depth career section with resume and cover letter templates, interview questions and answers, and job search list filled with key search terms and most common companies to hire to get your foot in the door.
  We also offer email and private Facebook group support

What is a salary of a ergonomist?

The median full time salary of an ergonomist is roughly $78,303 according to
https://www.salary.com/research/salary/posting/ergonomist-salary.  After speaking with several therapists who contract with companies like Briotix, expect to earn fairly similar to your clinical hourly salary and to earn several thousand dollars if you score a big contract where you are performing an ergonomics assessment and report for a company of several employees.

Adjunct Instructor:

Why do I love the idea of an adjunct instructor as a remote role?

This is a role where it could work into a full time teaching position in the future or right away, although more often this may be part time or just one class. As a daughter of a teacher, often once you make your class syllabus and outline, you can reuse it each year, so after the first year of teaching, it becomes rather easy to at least prepare for your courses. And lastly it could feel rewarding to help therapists and assistants through their education.
 

Typical day in a life of a adjunct instructor?

Usually if you are a part time physical, occupational or speech therapy teacher, you’ll have maybe just 1 or 2 classes that you teach. You’ll be in charge of potentially creating the class, or in the class already exists, then just taking over the class. You’ll teach, have office hours, answer emails, and provide and grade tests.

 
What is a salary of an adjunct therapy school instructor?

Finding an appropriate part time or contract salary for an adjunct instructor role really varies. You have different sized departments, different sized schools, different funding, different cost of living by location all to influence your pay.

But my father works as an adjunct psychology instructor and he gets paid $5,000 per class, so you can use that salary to create a rough comparison potentially.

 
Top pros of adjunct instructors:

• Rewarding to help students
• You can teach students what you wish you learned
• One you get your 1st year under your belt, it becomes pretty routine

 
Top cons of being an adjunct instructor:

• The first year could involve lots of prep work
• You may need to have your education degree
• It can be stressful working with students
• There are more in person than remote adjunct roles, so this is not super prevalent

Who is an adjunct instructor role best for?

I think people who are detailed oriented, love communication, love teaching, and love their profession would make great adjunct instructors.

Requirements:

• Some may want prior teaching experience
• Some may want an educational degree
• Usually several years of experience and a subject matter expert is helpful

How to find these roles:

Usually if you live next to a school, this is the best way to connect and get a teaching role – or if you contact your alma matter.
 

Virtual Reality:

Why do I love virtual reality as a remote career idea for PTAs and OTAs/COTAS?

We get to continue to help people, use our degree, but without the lifting and also while being remote.
 

What is a virtual reality therapy position?

Very similar to in person therapy, you’ll be performing evaluations and treatment sessions – but they’ll be virtual and you’ll use virtual reality as the main treatment modality.

 
Top pros of working in virtual reality:

• Virtual reality roles are rewarding. You are helping people, just like you would in healthcare.
• They are often remote roles although you will find some in person roles.
• You need no extra certifications or education (many companies have their own training they provide)
• You get paid similarly to your clinical salary
• Easy transition as much of your treatment sessions will be just like in the therapy session
• No physical labor involved

 
Top cons of working in virtual reality:

• It may be challenging to care for patients but are limited to just virtual reality
• You’ll have to be very comfortable with technology and solving technology issues
• This may be a part time job more commonly, but there is usually a route to become full time

 
Average pay of virtual reality therapists:

According to Zip Recruiting, https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Virtual-Reality-Salary, the average salary could be $62,000. As virtual reality therapist positions are relatively new, I think this salary could really vary but likely expect similar to a clinicians salary.

 
Who is this the best fit for?

I think this role is great for someone who really loves patient care and wants to continue patient care, but perhaps can’t lift any more or wants to be more at home. This is also for someone who can be creative and is eager to learn new technology and skills.

 
Example day in the life of a virtual reality therapist:

Usually your day is a fairly set 9-5 type of schedule and will be fairly similar to your therapy clinic days. You’ll have a list of patients and perform initial and ongoing therapy evaluations to determine if they are appropriate for virtual reality at home. From this, you’ll then create your plan of care and perform treatments and monitor your patient’s performance.

Requirements:

Most of the VR companies that provide therapy will be looking for PT, OT, SLP or PTA and COTAs/OTAs. You may also find VR roles that are non therapy related like sales and marketing and these may not need a rehabilitation degree.

It’s helpful to have some background in VR but NOT required, but I think an easy way to stand out is to take a CEU on Medbridge or any of the CEU companies and put that in your resume and interview
Be able to work from home, previous remote experience may help – but this is an easy fix by getting any tele health contracting role for a brief time while still working full time

How to find these virtual reality jobs:

• Some top companies include NeuroVR, XR Health, Lensa, Pneumbra
• Look at these specific companies but also on Indeed and LinkedIn
• Try different search terms like virtual reality, virtual reality PT (subsititue SLP or OT or PTA or COTA)
• Reach out directly to these companies

 
Technology and Sales Roles:

Some common titles that could be remote include:
Clinical trainer or educator
Sales roles
Assistive technology consultant/educator
CEU educator
Customer success
 
There are so many roles out there that you can do! It’s just about knowing what to search, trying lots of different search terms, being persistent and going directly to the company website to see what you could perhaps apply for. Oh, and don’t limit yourself – apply to things you think you could be a good fit in!
As there can really be endless job titles to apply for, I suggest to first narrow down to a category/company type you want to work for. For example, try searching EMR companies first and see what they have on their career page. Or try companies that you have worked with in the past, like perhaps NewGait, nustep, bioness, etc.

But here is a brief overview of some of the roles you could try to search for:

Clinical educator or trainer – This would be a role where you learn the technology or the item, and either go into clinics, patients homes, or perform virtual demonstrations.

Sales or assistive technology consultant: This could be a role where you would be selling a certain item, say a wheelchair or a walker. You perhaps would do follow up fittings and adjustments.

CEU educator: More and more these technology or device companies are making their own education. You could help to make the education material and do presentations either to patients or to therapists/clinics.

Customer success: This is someone who is maybe on a support line or helps when the device a person ordered or clinic ordered isn’t working. You may do webinars or in services to promote the products as well.

 
Common salary of therapy technology or sales roles:

As there is a broad range of roles you could apply for, the salary can really vary. But, according to Glassdoor, the average salary for a customer success $69,808 https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/TherapyNotes-Customer-Success-Salaries-E337029_D_KO13,29.htm.

 
Top pros of working in technology or sales roles:

• These companies often have great perks
• Learn interesting new skills
• You can still make a great impact on people’s lives
• These roles are usually fully to hybrid remote
• These roles sometimes have more upward mobility options that other healthcare roles

 
Top cons of working in technology or sales:

• They roles may be more commonly offered as part time
• There may be a larger learning curve
• More sales are involved, which not everyone enjoys, and more communication based
• May be a commission plus salary based role

 
Who is this the best fit for?

I think if you like solving problems and working with technology, then this is a great role! Usually these roles are good for self starters who are very creative, outgoing, leaders and innovative.

 
Example of day in the life of someone in one of these roles:

These roles can really vary by day in the life as there are just so many different roles you could apply for.
But if you are in sales role, you’ll likely be performing cold calls (calling strangers), cold emails (emailing strangers), reaching out to current clients to check in, checking in with clients who are currently in the purchase process, and thinking of ways to continue to grow your leads/connections and make more sales.

In a customer support role or educator role, you’ll be making sure those who bought a product have the education to know how to use their device/product. You may provide education via PDFs, via webinars that are in person or virtual to just on facility or to just on provider. Some companies have educators that would be in charge of creating CEU courses in regards to their product and would be in charge of getting these courses approved. You maybe would also be answering support calls and come in if a product was not being as effective or if a patient was having pain while using a product, for adjustments.

Requirements:

• As this section covers a variety of roles, the requirements may vary but usually your rehabilitation title will be all they need
• These jobs may mention a business title but do not let that stop you
• These jobs may prefer someone with remote working experience as well as teaching or technology experience. But remember, any in services, staff training or student training can count! And you can easily set up a talk with your local school to put that on your resume.
• For the ATP role, they may want you to be ATP certified but this is a fairly quick test you can take as you likely already have the education and experience to qualify.

How to find these technology and sales jobs:

• Use a variety of search terms, and if you see one job come up then use those terms to help drive your future searches to find these similarly relevant roles
• Good search terms are: Clinical trainer or educator, Sales, Assistive technology consultant/educator, CEU educator, Customer success
• Reach out to companies you’ve interacted with in the past that you’ve enjoyed using their product.
• Look directly on company websites as well as Indeed and LinkedIn.
• Connect with others in these roles and see if they can give you the inside track

 
Telehealth

What is a telehealth therapy position?

Very similar to in person therapy, you’ll be performing evaluations and treatment sessions – but they’ll be virtual and you’ll have to get creative with how to treat and help your patients remotely.

 
Top pros of working in telehealth:

• Telehealth roles are rewarding. You are helping people, just like you would in healthcare but now remotely.
• They are often fully remote
• You’ll need no extra certifications or education (many companies have their own training they provide too)
• You get paid similarly to your clinical salary
• Easy transition as much of your treatment sessions will be just like in the therapy session
• No physical labor involved

 
Top cons of working in telehealth

• It may be challenging to care for patients but are limited to just remote care
• You’ll have to be very comfortable with technology and solving technology issues
• This may be more commonly a part time job or contracted role, but there may be full time transitions you can make

Average pay of telehealth therapists:

According to Zip Recruiting https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Teletherapy-Occupational-Therapy-Salary, the average salary could be $74,000. As telehealth positions are relatively new, I think this salary could really vary but likely expect similar to a clinicians salary.

 
Who is this the best fit for?

I think this role is great for someone who really loves patient care and wants to continue patient care, but perhaps can’t lift any more or wants to be more at home. This is also for someone who can be creative and is eager to learn new technology and skills.

 
Example day in the life of a telehealth therapist:

Usually your day is a fairly set 9-5 type of schedule and will be fairly similar to your therapy clinic days. You’ll have a list of patients and perform initial and ongoing therapy evaluations to determine if they are appropriate for telehealth at home. From this, you’ll then create your plan of care and perform treatments and monitor your patient’s performance.

Requirements:

• Currently it appears that there are mostly therapist roles for tele health, but this may change as rules and regulations change for tele health
• Usually prior remote or tele health experience is helpful but not required
• Usually a quite room and remote ability, such as computer are required

How to find these telehealth jobs:

• There are new tele health companies popping up all the time, but searching tele health + professional title is usually the best way
• Some examples of tele health companies to directly search are Noom, Presence Learning, Eluma
  Health Coaching:

Health Coaching:

Why I love health coaching as a remote role for rehabilitation professionals?

I think health coaching is very rewarding, potentially less stressful than working in tele health or virtual reality, requires little to no extra education, and you can still make a great impact on people.

 
Top pros of being a health coach:

• Being a health coach can be very rewarding
• Being a health coach uses many of your health care skills, so it’s a very easy and relevant transition
• There is little to no extra education needed as it’s a relatively unregulated market

 
Top cons of being a health coach:

• There may not be a lot of part time roles, this may be a more common contract role, side hustle or full time role
• This can be a competitive role as you’ll have ATCs, nutritionists, nurses and many other non medical professionals vying for these roles
• With all of your medical knowledge, you may feel limited in what you can do and say as a health coach

 
Day in the life of a health coach:

You day as a health coach, whether it be contract, full time or part time, if you work for a company could include performing evaluations, performing treatments, emailing/messaging/or calling current patients for quick check ins, and writing up your documentation.

 
What is the average salary of a health coach?

According to salary.com, the average salary of a health coach is $61,650 and an hourly rate of $19.98 according to Indeed.com.

Requirements:

• Currently it is not always needed to be a therapist for health coaching, some may find it helpful though so it is good to mention on your resume
• Some companies may want health coaching certifications (many of which are not too expensive or complicated to get)
• Usually prior remote or tele health experience is helpful but not required
• Usually a quite room and remote ability, such as computer are required

How to find these telehealth jobs:

There are new tele health companies popping up all the time, but searching tele health + professional title is usually the best way
Some examples of tele health companies to directly search are Noom,

Summary:

I hope this has give you an in-depth guide into several fully remote or hybrid remote roles that you can pursue using your healthcare knowledge! All of these roles were chosen because you need little to no extra education and you can earn similar to your clinical salary!

If you want a more in-depth guide into each of these career routes you can go to each of the respective blog posts here:

• How to get a utilization review/care coordinator job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/how-to-become-a-utilization-reviewer-rehabiliation-professionals
• How to get a recruiting job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/travel-therapy-recruiting
• How to get a sales job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA : https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/medical-sales-job-guide 
• How to get a telehealth job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/telehealth-job-guide 
• How to get a virtual reality job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/job-in-virtual-reality 
• How to get a Technology (product, project manager, customer success, clinical trainer) job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA :  https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/technology-job-guide 
• How to get an Assistive Technology job as a PT, OT, SLP, OTA/COTA, PTA: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/assistive-technology-job-guide 
• How to get a health coaching job as a PT, OT, SLP, COTA/OTA, PTA: https://www.alternativehealthcarecareers.com/blog/health-coach-job-guide