{
 "slug": "10-12-kids-isnt-the-question-175-250-hours-is",
 "title": "10–12 Kids Isn’t the Question — 175–250 Hours Is",
 "seo_title": "Clinic BCBA Caseload Size: Kids vs Client Hours vs Billables",
 "date": "2026-10-13",
 "modified": "2026-10-13",
 "author": "Liat Sacks",
 "publisher": "Pair ABA",
 "summary": "It starts like a polite poll. A clinic BCBA asks r/bcba: what size caseload do clinic BCBAs usually carry?",
 "audience": "Clinicians",
 "url": "https://pairaba.com/blog-posts/10-12-kids-isnt-the-question-175-250-hours-is.html",
 "markdown_url": "https://pairaba.com/blog-posts/10-12-kids-isnt-the-question-175-250-hours-is.md",
 "api_url": "https://pairaba.com/api/posts/10-12-kids-isnt-the-question-175-250-hours-is.json",
 "text": "Before the tea: Pair didn’t work at this clinic or see this caseload. What follows is a recap of what people said publicly on Reddit this summer — not Pair’s opinion. We’re not naming anyone. Corrections: contact@pairaba.com.\n\nIt starts like a polite poll. A clinic BCBA asks r/bcba: what size caseload do clinic BCBAs usually carry?\n\nThen she shows her hand.\n\nShe’s managing ten to twelve kids. Somewhere between 175 and 250 client hours under her. A weekly billable target of 26–28. And here's the kicker: newer BCBAs at her clinic are expected to carry even larger caseloads.\n\nShe’s drowning. Programming materials aren’t getting made. Notes aren’t getting written. And the breaks she took to pump — the ones she understood the law protects — got squeezed out to maintain billables. Meanwhile more clients keep landing on her plate.\n\nPair’s three-number decode (before you sign)\n\nAsk for all three, in writing:\n\n1. How many kids? The headline number.\n2. How many authorized client hours across that caseload — and what’s the range? If it swings like 175 to 250, ask who gets the high end. In this thread, it was the newest BCBAs.\n3. What’s the weekly billable target — and what counts toward it? Then ask where notes, programming, and treatment plans live in that week.\n\nOne number is a vibe. Three numbers is a job description.\n\nPair’s Take\n\nOur matchmakers don’t stop at “how many kids.” We ask clinics for the hours behind the caseload and the billable target in front of it — and whether the newest BCBA on the team is carrying the heaviest load. If a clinic can say all three numbers out loud without flinching, that’s a conversation worth having.\n\nWant a caseload that adds up?\n\nTell us your location, setting, schedule, salary goals, and non-negotiables. We’ll show you what’s open.\n\nSoft follow u/PairABA",
 "markdown": "**Before the tea:** Pair didn’t work at this clinic or see this caseload. What follows is a recap of what people said **publicly on Reddit** this summer — not Pair’s opinion. We’re not naming anyone. Corrections: **contact@pairaba.com**.\n\nIt starts like a polite poll. A clinic BCBA asks r/bcba: what size caseload do clinic BCBAs usually carry?\n\nThen she shows her hand.\n\nShe’s managing ten to twelve kids. Somewhere between 175 and 250 client hours under her. A weekly billable target of 26–28. And here's the kicker: newer BCBAs at her clinic are expected to carry even larger caseloads.\n\nShe’s drowning. Programming materials aren’t getting made. Notes aren’t getting written. And the breaks she took to pump — the ones she understood the law protects — got squeezed out to maintain billables. Meanwhile more clients keep landing on her plate.\n\n**Pair’s three-number decode (before you sign)**\n\nAsk for all three, in writing:\n\n1. **How many kids?** The headline number.\n2. **How many authorized client hours across that caseload — and what’s the range?** If it swings like 175 to 250, ask who gets the high end. In this thread, it was the newest BCBAs.\n3. **What’s the weekly billable target — and what counts toward it?** Then ask where notes, programming, and treatment plans live in that week.\n\nOne number is a vibe. Three numbers is a job description.\n\n**Pair’s Take**\n\nOur matchmakers don’t stop at “how many kids.” We ask clinics for the hours behind the caseload and the billable target in front of it — and whether the newest BCBA on the team is carrying the heaviest load. If a clinic can say all three numbers out loud without flinching, that’s a conversation worth having.\n\n**Want a caseload that adds up?**\n\nTell us your location, setting, schedule, salary goals, and non-negotiables. We’ll show you what’s open.\n\nSoft follow **u/PairABA**"
}