RBT jobs in Salt Lake City, UT
We hire behavior technicians and RBTs across Salt Lake City — a city of about 220,000 — and across Utah. No degree required, certification in weeks, and supervision built into the schedule rather than chased.
- No degree required
- Certified in weeks, not years
- Utah licenses analysts
Working in Salt Lake City
What the job looks like here
Salt Lake City has roughly 217,783 residents across 110.89 square miles, at about 1,964 people per square mile — dense enough that a technician's day is several short visits rather than long drives between them. Sessions run in family homes and, where districts allow it, in schools and daycares.
Both roles, in Salt Lake City
Entry level · no degree
RBT and behavior technician jobs
One-to-one sessions with a child, running the plan a BCBA designed. Certification takes weeks, and we run the competency assessment as part of onboarding rather than leaving you to find an assessor.
The RBT pathClinical leadership · master’s
BCBA jobs in Salt Lake City
You assess, write the treatment plans, supervise the technicians running them and coach families. Reasonable caseloads and real clinical autonomy — and if you are still accruing fieldwork hours, we will tell you honestly whether we can get you there faster.
The BCBA pathSalt Lake City job questions, straight answers
You work one-to-one with a child, running the teaching programmes a BCBA designed and recording what happens so the plan can be adjusted. In Salt Lake City that mostly means sessions in family homes, and in schools or daycares where the setting allows it. The day is play-led far more than it is clinical.
No. RBT certification asks for a high-school diploma or equivalent, being at least 18, a background check, a 40-hour training, a competency assessment and one exam. Most people get certified through an employer, because the competency assessment needs a qualified assessor.
Yes — Yes — SB 246 (2015), Behavior Analyst Licensing Act; Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) That sits on top of national RBT certification, so check the current state requirement before you plan a timeline.
We don't publish a number we can't source. What matters more than the hourly rate is how many hours you actually get paid for — guaranteed hours, drive time, documentation and the benefits threshold routinely separate two jobs advertising the same rate by thousands a year. Ask us for a real range for this market and we'll give you one.