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Therapy recruiting · Boise City, ID

Boise City physical therapy, OT and SLP recruiters

APT Recruiting fills PT, OT, SLP and audiology roles for hospitals, skilled nursing, home health, outpatient clinics and schools across the Boise City, ID area. Below is the current federal picture of the local therapy workforce, the same numbers we use when we take a search here.

Therapy workforce

Who practices in the Boise City metro today

Individual PTs, OTs, SLPs and audiologists with an active practice address in the Boise City metro, from the federal NPI registry (October 2026). Assistants are shown under their profession.

847

Physical therapists

+ 101 PTAs

253

Occupational therapists

+ 86 OTAs

472

Speech-language pathologists

66

Audiologists

Over the last 12 months the registry added 36 physical therapists, 9 occupational therapists, 26 speech-language pathologists and 2 audiologists with a practice address in the Boise City metro, plus 8 PTAs and OTAs. Newly enumerated providers are mostly new graduates and clinicians relocating in, which is the pool every open seat in the Boise City metro is competing for.

Source: NPPES monthly file, October 2026 (CMS, public domain). Scope: Idaho side of the Boise City metro area.

Pay

What therapists earn in the Boise City metro

Mean and median annual wages from the federal occupational employment survey, next to the national mean. These are estimates for employed clinicians, not offers, and an offer below the median explains its own vacancy.
RoleEmployedMean annual wageMedianNational mean
Physical therapists400$99,150$100,120$105,280
Physical therapist assistants200$63,770$61,350$68,730
Occupational therapists420$102,770$98,020$101,280
Occupational therapy assistants110$69,000$66,550$70,710
Speech-language pathologists660$89,910$84,380$98,170
Audiologists110$92,080$99,230$97,740

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates, metropolitan area. Suppressed cells show n/a.

Metro figures cover the whole Boise City, ID statistical area. See Idaho statewide pay →

Facilities

24 Medicare-certified nursing homes and 12 home health agencies in the Boise City metro.

Nursing homes

24 facilities with 2,175 certified beds. Average overall CMS star rating 2.8 of 5. 91.7% are for-profit. Every one of them bills therapy minutes, and every one of them is hiring PTs, OTs and SLPs in the same market you are.

Home health agencies

12 agencies, average quality-of-care star rating 4.0 of 5. 100% offer physical therapy, 100% occupational therapy and 100% speech therapy, so most are staffing at least one therapy discipline and many all three.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (nursing homes 4pq5-n9py, home health 6jpm-sxkc), pulled 2026-10-15.

Tell us about the opening

For employers

Hiring in Boise City? Physical therapy, OT and SLP recruiting, run by a clinician.

Employers find us under a lot of names: physical therapy staffing agency, SLP recruiter, OT headhunter, rehab staffing, therapy recruiting firm. What we do in Boise City is the same under any of them. We work the whole market for PTs, OTs, SLPs and audiologists, screen each one with a licensed speech-language pathologist's eye for the setting and the caseload, and bring you clinicians who have already said yes to a conversation about your organization.

Engagement model

Contingency recruiting. There is no fee unless a successful placement is made.

Speed to first candidates

Clients typically receive the first vetted candidates within one to two weeks of providing the recruiting brief and search requirements.

Guarantee

Every direct-hire placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee. If the candidate resigns or is terminated for cause during the first ninety calendar days of employment, APT Recruiting immediately begins a one-time search for a replacement in the same position, at no additional charge.

Questions hiring managers and directors of rehab ask us

How does a therapy search with APT Recruiting work in Boise City?+

It starts with a short call to take the brief: the discipline, the setting, the caseload and productivity expectations, the schedule and the pay range. Because APT is run by a licensed speech-language pathologist, the screen covers clinical fit, not just a license check. We then work the Boise City market for PTs, OTs, SLPs or audiologists who match, confirm interest, and send you candidates who have already said yes to a conversation about your organization. Clients typically receive the first vetted candidates within one to two weeks of providing the recruiting brief and search requirements.

Do you work on contingency or retained?+

Contingency recruiting. There is no fee unless a successful placement is made.

What does it cost to hire through a therapy recruiter?+

Agreed in writing before you see a candidate's details. Every direct-hire placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee. If the candidate resigns or is terminated for cause during the first ninety calendar days of employment, APT Recruiting immediately begins a one-time search for a replacement in the same position, at no additional charge.

Which roles and settings do you cover?+

Physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists, including PTAs, COTAs and SLPAs, plus directors of rehab and other therapy leadership. Settings in Boise City include hospitals and acute rehab, skilled nursing, home health, outpatient clinics, schools and pediatrics, and telehealth. We also recruit nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Tell us about the role

Or email molly@aptrecruiting.com. Molly reads every brief herself.

Molly Salinas

Reviewed by a licensed SLP

Molly Salinas, M.S., CCC-SLP

The Boise City, ID figures on this page are drawn from public federal sources and reviewed by Molly, a licensed speech-language pathologist who has worked across healthcare settings and founded APT Recruiting. She has recruited therapists for 3 years and works from Austin, Texas. Last reviewed October 15, 2026.

About Molly and APT Recruiting →

Licensure compacts are set at the state level. See Idaho's PT, OT and ASLP compact status →

Hiring in Boise City?

Tell us the discipline, the setting and the pay range. We will give you an honest read on the local market before the search starts.