Find out what’s trending in the non-clinical PT/OT/SLP job market. Special thank you to Amber Hodae, OTR/L for conducting the data analysis for this report!
Are you a physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, or assistant wondering what the non-clinical job landscape actually looks like right now? If your job search feels like flying blind, we’ve got something to help.
Every quarter, we analyze what’s coming through the job board so you can search smarter: know which roles are trending, which companies are hiring, where the remote jobs are, and which career paths have the most opportunity.
A quick but important note before we dig in: our data reflects what’s posted on The Non-Clinical Job Board, not the entire non-clinical job market (not yet, anyway 😉). Think of it as a curated window into employer demand, designed specifically for PT, OT, and SLP professionals like you. Use it as a compass as you discover your next non-clinical career.
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Job Volume: A Year-End Look at 2025
We listed 2,434 non-clinical jobs in Q4, closing out a year that saw 6,440 total job postings across all four quarters. The consistent quarter-over-quarter growth (Q1: 1,029 → Q2: 1,356 → Q3: 1,621 → Q4: 2,434) reflects something we’re really proud of: throughout 2025, we invested heavily in sourcing more jobs for our community and it shows.
We have a lot more room to grow in this area, and we’re not slowing down. We’ll keep doing our part to bring you as many quality postings as possible, so you have more time and energy for the parts that only you can do: choosing your target career path, tailoring your resume to the roles you’re targeting, and building your village (the very best networking strategy, in our opinion).
Starter Jobs vs. Experienced Roles
Two-thirds of non-clinical jobs posted in Q4 were Starter-level roles — 1,614 positions, or 66.3% of the total. That reflects our longstanding focus on serving rehab professionals who are making their first move out of the clinic. If you’re earlier in your non-clinical career transition, our business was built with you in mind, and the volume reflects that.
The 806 Experienced-level roles (33.1%) in Q4 are something relatively new to us. We started sourcing these in Q3, because our community has grown up. We’ve been at this for nearly a decade, and a lot of the people who landed their first non-clinical job with us are ready for what’s next — a second role, a third, a step up in title, scope, or compensation. If that’s you, we see you, and we’re building for you too.
Top Non-Clinical Career Paths
A few patterns in this data are worth unpacking, the most obvious being how sales-saturated this list is.
Sales & Business Development led Q4 with 622 postings — 25.6% of the entire board. Your ability to educate, build trust and rapport, and understand patient needs translates almost directly into what employers in this space are looking for.
Clinical Trainer/Specialist (12.7%) and Customer Success (6.0%) are fundamentally sales-related as well. Clinical Specialists train clinicians on medical devices, support sales teams, and serve as the bridge between a manufacturer and the medical staff using their products. Customer Success Managers focus on retention and relationship management with existing clients. Professionals in all three of these career paths often work for the same types of employers: medical device and equipment companies, health tech companies, and pharmaceuticals.
Rounding out the sales theme are Clinical Liaisons (5.5%) — a role that’s sales-forward in practice but employer-distinct. They typically work at post-acute care facilities like inpatient rehab centers and skilled nursing facilities, and focus on identifying appropriate patient referrals and driving admissions.
Case Management (11.2%) and Compliance & QAPI (6.3%) round out the top five with strong posting numbers of their own.
Not on the chart? Our bottom three career paths for Q4: Marketing & Communications (0.5%), User Experience (0.1%), and Home Modifications & Universal Design (0.1%). Smaller volume on our board doesn’t mean these paths aren’t viable — it may simply mean they require a more targeted search strategy, for you and for us. You can bet we’ll be spending time here as we continue to build out the job board to ensure we’re adequately covering these paths.
Top Non-Clinical Job Titles
The top individual job titles reinforce the sales trend. There’s also an expected cluster in Case Manager, Care Coordinator, and Clinical Navigator. All three center on helping patients find their way through the healthcare system. They’re similar enough that if one appeals to you, the others are worth a look. Case Managers and Care Coordinators tend to be more focused on logistics and resource coordination across the care continuum, while Clinical Navigators are often more patient-facing and advocacy-oriented, frequently found in hospital systems and oncology settings.
Top Companies Hiring Non-Clinical Rehab Pros
Knowing who is hiring is just as important as knowing what they’re hiring for. The concentration of medical device companies at the top — Stryker, J&J, Medtronic, Abbott, Arthrex, Boston Scientific — aligns directly with the high volume of sales-related roles we saw in the career path data.
Humana and Elevance Health represent the managed care side of the equation — a consistent source of non-clinical roles in utilization review, care management, and compliance. If you’re drawn to population health or value-based care, these are companies worth watching.
Where the Jobs Are: Work Setting
Field roles led at 29.8%, followed closely by on-site at 27.8%. This is a good reality check for anyone who entered their non-clinical job search picturing a fully remote setup. Many non-clinical roles — think medical device sales, clinical specialist positions, and clinical liaison roles — still require you to be present in the field or at a facility. For plenty of rehab professionals, that’s actually part of the appeal: leaving the four walls of the clinic behind while still putting your expertise to work.
That said, remote work accounted for 16.5% of postings, with an additional 10.9% listed as Remote/Field and 7.8% as Hybrid. When you add up all configurations that include some remote component, roughly 35% of Q4 postings offered at least partial remote work — a meaningful slice.
If remote work is your focus, know these roles are significantly more competitive than in-person positions. We sincerely recommend looking into professional job search support rather than going it alone — or giving up. Remote work can be genuinely life-changing for those who need it.
Keep reading for more on building a remote job search strategy.
Top Remote Career Paths
If you’re set on remote work, here’s where to focus your energy based on Q4 data:
- Compliance & QAPI – 50 remote postings (2.1%)
- Customer Success – 49 remote postings (2.0%)
- Utilization Review – 47 remote postings (1.9%)
- Project, Product & Program Management – 34 remote postings (1.4%)
- Sales & Business Development – 34 remote postings (1.4%)
- Case Management/Care Coordination – 34 remote postings (1.4%)
- Administration/Management/Operations – 33 remote postings (1.4%)
Compliance & QAPI stands out here — it ranks #4 overall in volume but takes the top spot for remote postings, meaning a disproportionate share of those roles are remote-friendly. Top job titles within this career path include Performance Improvement Coordinator, Patient Safety Specialist, Manager of Quality Improvement, and Clinical Documentation Specialist. Top hiring companies were Humana, Centene, and Privia Health.
Customer Success and Utilization Review also show strong remote representation relative to their overall posting numbers.
Top Companies for Remote Non-Clinical Jobs
If remote work is your priority, these companies posted the most remote-friendly non-clinical roles in Q4:
- Humana – 70 remote postings (2.9%)
- Privia Health – 17 postings (0.7%)
- Centene – 15 postings (0.6%)
- Tobii Dynavox – 11 postings (0.5%)
- TailorCare – 11 postings (0.5%)
- Lingraphica – 10 postings (0.4%)
- Pomelo Care – 10 postings (0.4%)
- PT Solutions – 9 postings (0.4%)
- Tempus – 9 postings (0.4%)
- Medtronic – 8 postings (0.3%)
Humana stands out significantly — 70 remote postings in a single quarter makes them worth a look if remote non-clinical work is your goal. Top remote job titles at Humana included UM Administration Coordinator, Fraud and Waste Investigator, Encounter Data Management Professional, Pre-service Coordinator, and Care Management Support Assistant.
Several names on this list — Tobii Dynavox, Lingraphica, and Pomelo Care — are in the assistive technology and healthcare technology space, areas where rehab professionals bring particularly specialized and valued expertise.
Key Takeaways
If you’re ready to make a move, here’s how to put this data to work.
Start by getting clear on your target career path. The data makes one thing obvious: sales-related roles — across medical device, health tech, and post-acute care — represent the largest and most consistent source of non-clinical opportunity for rehab professionals. If you’ve been avoiding that lane because it feels like a stretch, it’s worth a second look. That said, if sales genuinely isn’t for you, Case Management, Compliance & QAPI, and Utilization Review all showed strong Q4 numbers — and robust remote options to boot.
If remote work is your goal, go in with eyes open and a real strategy. The competition is real, but so is the opportunity — especially in Compliance & QAPI, Customer Success, and Utilization Review. Narrow your target companies, lean on your village, and consider getting professional support for your search. The jobs are there. The question is whether your application stands out enough to get them.
Whatever your next step looks like, we’re in your corner. Keep showing up, keep refining your approach, and don’t underestimate what you bring to the table. Your clinical background isn’t just a credential — it’s your competitive advantage.
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