Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs – A USA Listing
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Welcome to our Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs site. The purpose of this site is to provide a frequently updated list of current open positions for the physical therapy assistant. Our focus is on physical therapy assistant jobs which are available in the United States.
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Here we also provide informative articles, useful statistics, videos, and current career news. The physical therapy assistant jobs listed here are in the form of RSS feeds, and will be automatically updated when new jobs become available. This site is produced by IntellegoJobs, a division of Intellego Web Publishing.
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The following data should be interesting to the physical therapy assistant who resides within the United States. This data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs – Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
States with the highest concentration of physical therapy assistants with annual salary:
(highest at top)
Ohio $47,100
West Virginia $37,280
Kansas $43,280
Pennsylvania $39,080
Kentucky $43,030
Top paying States for physical therapy assistants with annual salary:
(highest at top)
California $53,650
Texas $51,590
Florida $48,900
Nevada $47,410
Massachusetts $47,310
Mean annual salary for physical therapy assistants:
$44,340
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of physical therapy assistants with annual salary:
(highest at top)
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $44,940
New Bedford, MA $45,720
Canton-Massillon, OH $46,130
Bay City, MI $41,760
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI $36,570
Top paying metropolitan areas for physical therapy assistants:
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX $77,320
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $67,220
Ocala, FL $58,460
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division $58,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $57,950
Industries with the highest levels of employment for the physical therapy assistant with annual salary:
(highest at top)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners $43,490
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $43,120
Nursing Care Facilities $47,910
Home Health Care Services $52,940
Offices of Physicians $39,610
Top paying industries for the physical therapy assistant:
Home Health Care Services $52,940
Employment Services $49,630
Nursing Care Facilities $47,910
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly $47,590
Individual and Family Services $47,120
Education required for the physical therapy assistant:
While a physical therapy aide obtains the necessary skill by on-the-job training, the physical therapy assistant in most states is required to have an associate degree from an accredited physical therapy assistant training program.
There are currently 233 accredited physical therapy assistant training programs in the United States. These programs usually last 2 years and result in the obtainment of an associate degree. Because the physical therapy assistant is considered one step above the physical therapy aide in terms of job responsibility, some states do require a license to work as a physical therapy assistant.
It should be noted that the mean salary for this profession is considered relatively high compared to other professions which require an associate degree.
For more information about education required for the physical therapy assistant in the United States go to Occupational Outlook Handbook provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Job outlook for the physical therapy assistant:
Due to a continual increase in demand for the services of a physical therapist, the job outlook in the United States looks very good for the physical therapy assistant. Employment for the physical therapy assistant is expected to grow around 29% from 2006 to 2016, which is considered greater then average relative to other occupations.
One of the major reasons for such high employment growth is due to the increase in the number of elderly in the United States. As the elderly population continues to expand, so does their need for physical therapy services.
It also should be noted that as the demand for physical therapy services increases, there is an ever increasing need to lower the cost of health care. This means that the physical therapist will allow the physical therapy assistant to handle many cases, under the direction of the physical therapist, in order to reduce the cost for the service.
These factors together mean that the physical therapist assistant will be in high demand, resulting in good job outlook and relatively higher pay.
Source for the above data:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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