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title: "10–12 Kids Isn’t the Question — 175–250 Hours Is"
author: Liat Sacks
date: 2026-10-13
updated: 2026-10-13
url: https://pairaba.com/blog-posts/10-12-kids-isnt-the-question-175-250-hours-is.html
publisher: Pair ABA
summary: "It starts like a polite poll. A clinic BCBA asks r/bcba: what size caseload do clinic BCBAs usually carry?"
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# 10–12 Kids Isn’t the Question — 175–250 Hours Is

By Liat Sacks, Founder, Pair ABA · October 13, 2026

**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**.

It starts like a polite poll. A clinic BCBA asks r/bcba: what size caseload do clinic BCBAs usually carry?

Then she shows her hand.

She’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.

She’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.

**Pair’s three-number decode (before you sign)**

Ask for all three, in writing:

1. **How many kids?** The headline number.
2. **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.
3. **What’s the weekly billable target — and what counts toward it?** Then ask where notes, programming, and treatment plans live in that week.

One number is a vibe. Three numbers is a job description.

**Pair’s Take**

Our 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.

**Want a caseload that adds up?**

Tell us your location, setting, schedule, salary goals, and non-negotiables. We’ll show you what’s open.

Soft follow **u/PairABA**

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Source: https://pairaba.com/blog-posts/10-12-kids-isnt-the-question-175-250-hours-is.html · The Pair Post, Pair ABA (https://pairaba.com/)