School-Based Therapist Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
School-based therapist roles, covering speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, and mental health counseling, are among the most actively sponsored positions in K-12 and special education settings. Districts file H-1B visa and TN visa petitions regularly, and many qualify for cap-exempt status through nonprofit or government affiliation.
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Get Access To All JobsPlease note, this position is open exclusively to Canadian citizens, as we are able to process a TN Visa only for individuals holding Canadian citizenship. If you are a Canadian citizen and this role aligns with your career goals, I’d be happy to connect and discuss further.
Why Greenstaff Medical?
Moving your nursing career to the United States involves more than finding a job. Our international recruitment team provides guidance throughout the process—from identifying suitable opportunities to navigating licensing, credentialing, immigration, and relocation requirements.
We work with candidates to understand their career goals, specialty, experience, preferred locations, and immigration pathway and help identify opportunities that may align with their profile.
Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent health care for our patients. Patients should achieve good outcomes and be happy with their experience of physical therapy.
- Evaluate new patients – understand their current medical and emotional situations and then develop plans of care.
- Treat patients and set measurable, functional goals. Making sure to answer their concerns and questions about their injury, progress and probable outcomes.
- Educate the patient on treatment options and home exercises that can assist in complimenting their clinical sessions.
- Supervising aides when they are providing modalities for non-Medicare, non-BCBSM patients, and also in their general set up and clean up duties.
- Monitor and re-evaluate patient progress; revising plans of care and resetting goals when needed to ensure the best possible outcome.
- Address pain management as a crucial component of care. Utilize techniques that can assist in pain reduction to increase their functions and everyday activities.
- Determine when to discharge patients. Teach patients proper mechanics, ergonomics, and strategies to reduce future incidents.
- Write timely and accurate documentation including; evaluations, re-evaluations discharges and daily progress notes.
- Achieve a reasonable level of productivity. This depends on the number of referrals and the type of patient presenting. However, with our normal outpatient orthopedic population, Team would expect 55 to 60 treatments plus evaluations a week from a full-time Physical Therapist.
- Participate in research studies supported by the clinic and help develop protocols for the most common diagnoses.
- Give input on policies, procedures and strategy to ensure that all Team Rehabilitation clinics provide the highest quality of care.
- Handle patient feedback and complaints promptly and professionally.
- Responsible for continuing to develop skills by staying updated in the latest research and techniques. Attend company in-house CEUs and use the continuing education allowance to attend seminars, workshops, and professional development opportunities.
Qualifications and requirements:
- Doctorate or Masters in Physical Therapy
- Valid Physical Therapy License
- Must be committed to Team’s initiative of making DEI a priority - bringing a sense of belonging and empowerment within a diverse workforce.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Benefits We Offer
- Visa Assistance & Full Sponsorship: Includes Green Card processing and premium options.
- Paid Time Off: 10 days per calendar year.
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Visa Screening & Licensing Reimbursement: Fees covered for FCCPT, NPTE, TOEFL and other immigration expenses.
- Relocation Support: Includes one-way airfare, 30 days of accommodation.
- Family Assistance: Support for bringing dependents to the U.S.
- Pay rate starting $35.00 USD with attractive overtime, shift differentials, and additional incentives available.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- Physical therapy: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, New-Grad, Permanent
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply now, you can call at +1 469-518-0258
Email - Gsusinternational@greenstaffmedical.com
Positions fill fast — apply today.
Please note: Visa sponsorship and employment opportunities are subject to individual eligibility, applicable immigration requirements, licensure requirements, and position availability.
Please note, this position is open exclusively to Canadian citizens, as we are able to process a TN Visa only for individuals holding Canadian citizenship. If you are a Canadian citizen and this role aligns with your career goals, I’d be happy to connect and discuss further.
Why Greenstaff Medical?
Moving your nursing career to the United States involves more than finding a job. Our international recruitment team provides guidance throughout the process—from identifying suitable opportunities to navigating licensing, credentialing, immigration, and relocation requirements.
We work with candidates to understand their career goals, specialty, experience, preferred locations, and immigration pathway and help identify opportunities that may align with their profile.
Responsibilities:
- Provide excellent health care for our patients. Patients should achieve good outcomes and be happy with their experience of physical therapy.
- Evaluate new patients – understand their current medical and emotional situations and then develop plans of care.
- Treat patients and set measurable, functional goals. Making sure to answer their concerns and questions about their injury, progress and probable outcomes.
- Educate the patient on treatment options and home exercises that can assist in complimenting their clinical sessions.
- Supervising aides when they are providing modalities for non-Medicare, non-BCBSM patients, and also in their general set up and clean up duties.
- Monitor and re-evaluate patient progress; revising plans of care and resetting goals when needed to ensure the best possible outcome.
- Address pain management as a crucial component of care. Utilize techniques that can assist in pain reduction to increase their functions and everyday activities.
- Determine when to discharge patients. Teach patients proper mechanics, ergonomics, and strategies to reduce future incidents.
- Write timely and accurate documentation including; evaluations, re-evaluations discharges and daily progress notes.
- Achieve a reasonable level of productivity. This depends on the number of referrals and the type of patient presenting. However, with our normal outpatient orthopedic population, Team would expect 55 to 60 treatments plus evaluations a week from a full-time Physical Therapist.
- Participate in research studies supported by the clinic and help develop protocols for the most common diagnoses.
- Give input on policies, procedures and strategy to ensure that all Team Rehabilitation clinics provide the highest quality of care.
- Handle patient feedback and complaints promptly and professionally.
- Responsible for continuing to develop skills by staying updated in the latest research and techniques. Attend company in-house CEUs and use the continuing education allowance to attend seminars, workshops, and professional development opportunities.
Qualifications and requirements:
- Doctorate or Masters in Physical Therapy
- Valid Physical Therapy License
- Must be committed to Team’s initiative of making DEI a priority - bringing a sense of belonging and empowerment within a diverse workforce.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Benefits We Offer
- Visa Assistance & Full Sponsorship: Includes Green Card processing and premium options.
- Paid Time Off: 10 days per calendar year.
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Visa Screening & Licensing Reimbursement: Fees covered for FCCPT, NPTE, TOEFL and other immigration expenses.
- Relocation Support: Includes one-way airfare, 30 days of accommodation.
- Family Assistance: Support for bringing dependents to the U.S.
- Pay rate starting $35.00 USD with attractive overtime, shift differentials, and additional incentives available.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- Physical therapy: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, New-Grad, Permanent
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply now, you can call at +1 469-518-0258
Email - Gsusinternational@greenstaffmedical.com
Positions fill fast — apply today.
Please note: Visa sponsorship and employment opportunities are subject to individual eligibility, applicable immigration requirements, licensure requirements, and position availability.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding School-Based Therapist Jobs
Verify your credential transferability before applying
State licensure requirements for school-based therapists vary significantly. Confirm your foreign degree meets the specific state's licensure board standards before targeting districts, since an unlicensed therapist can't be sponsored regardless of visa type.
Target public school districts for cap-exempt H-1B filing
Public school districts often qualify as government-affiliated entities, making their H-1B petitions cap-exempt. This means you can start work immediately after USCIS approval without waiting for the annual October 1 start date or surviving the lottery.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
School districts must pay the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Run the OFLC Wage Search using your specific occupation and county before accepting an offer to confirm the district's proposed salary clears the Level I or Level II threshold.
Find districts with active LCA filing history on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate shows verified LCA sponsorship history by employer, so you can identify which school districts have filed for therapist roles before reaching out. This cuts weeks of cold outreach by focusing your applications where sponsorship is already established.
Get your credentials evaluated before the offer stage
Foreign degree credential evaluations from a NACES-approved evaluator typically take two to four weeks. Starting this before you receive an offer keeps the employer's onboarding timeline intact and signals you're prepared for the licensure step.
Clarify PERM requirements early in negotiations
If a district proposes an EB-2 or EB-3 green card pathway alongside H-1B, PERM labor certification requires a formal recruitment process. Ask HR whether they've completed PERM filings before, since inexperienced districts often underestimate the timeline and documentation burden.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which visa types are realistic for school-based therapists?
H-1B is the most common path for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and licensed mental health counselors in school settings, since these roles qualify as specialty occupations requiring a directly related bachelor's degree or higher. Canadian nationals in eligible therapy professions can use a TN visa. Public school districts often file cap-exempt H-1B petitions, bypassing the annual lottery entirely.
Do school districts actually sponsor visas for therapists?
Many do, particularly in districts facing persistent shortages in speech-language pathology and special education-related therapy. Sponsorship is more common at the district level than at private therapy staffing agencies, since districts control their hiring timelines and budgets. Migrate Mate lists school employers with verified LCA filing history so you can focus on districts that have sponsored therapist roles before.
Does my foreign therapy degree qualify for a specialty occupation visa?
USCIS evaluates whether your degree is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's or higher in a directly related field. A three-year foreign bachelor's in speech-language pathology or occupational therapy often satisfies this requirement, but you'll need a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator. USCIS may also request a credential analysis if the degree title doesn't clearly map to the U.S. occupation.
What is the difference between a cap-subject and cap-exempt H-1B for school therapists?
Cap-subject H-1B petitions are limited to 85,000 per year and selected by lottery, with an October 1 start date. Cap-exempt petitions, available when the employer is a qualifying nonprofit, government entity, or affiliated institution, have no numerical limit and can be filed and approved at any time of year. Many public school districts qualify as cap-exempt, which is a significant advantage for therapists who need to start mid-school-year.
Can a school-based therapist role qualify for TN visa status?
TN status is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals in specific USMCA-listed professions. School-based occupational therapists and physical therapists are on the USMCA list, as are psychologists in clinical roles. Speech-language pathologists can also qualify under the scientist or social worker categories in some cases, though the specific job duties and degree field must align closely with the listed profession criteria.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored School-Based Therapist jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.