Physical Therapist Aides: Job, Salary, and School Information from The Riley Guide

Job Numbers and Growth

Across the US there are 46,000 physical therapist aides. This occupation has an unemployment level that is very low.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Employees may end up working less than full time; 27% of those in the career did so in 2008.

Training and Education

Finding jobs is easier for physical therapist aides with short-term on-the-job training. Recent government surveys (2008) show that 23% of workers have received at least a 4 year degree. Employees who attended college, but do not have a degree make up 65% of the total. A high school diploma was all the education obtained by 12% of physical therapist aides. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.

Area Job Conditions

The fewest jobs (per capita) are found in Rochester (New York), Atlanta (Georgia), and Charlotte (North Carolina), and the most jobs are found in Provo (Utah), Lawton (Oklahoma), and Pascagoula (Mississippi).

The earnings potential (not adjusted for cost of living) is highest in Colorado Springs (Colorado), Salinas (California), and Denver (Colorado). However, the potential is lowest in Laredo (Texas), Parkersburg (West Virginia), and Provo (Utah).

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Physical Therapist Aides: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area

The table below shows data for Physical Therapist Aides, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Physical Therapist Aides are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Physical Therapist Aides are starred .

State	Area	Positions	Typical Pay	Popularity in Area
Alabama	Birmingham	180	$21,520	1.2
Alabama	Mobile	60	$20,960	1.2
Alabama	Montgomery	70	$19,280	1.5
Arizona	Phoenix	570	$24,750	1.1
Arizona	Tucson	200	$25,590	2
Arkansas	Fayetteville	70	$22,560	1.3
Arkansas	Little Rock	180	$19,170	1.9
California	Bakersfield	140	$24,850	1.9
California	Chico	80	$24,330	4.6
California	Fresno	130	$28,290	1.4
California	Merced	40	$21,910	2.8
California	Modesto	60	$26,550	1.4
California	Oakland	230	$31,920	0.8
California	Oxnard	230	$27,350	2.8
California	Redding	70	$25,420	4.2
California	Riverside	510	$26,050	1.4
California	Sacramento	240	$25,400	1
California	Salinas	70	$34,350	1.7
California	San Diego	390	$23,340	1
California	San Francisco	180	$28,520	0.6
California	San Jose	230	$32,140	0.9
California	San Luis Obispo	80	$22,530	3.1
California	Santa Ana	590	$25,920	1.4
California	Santa Barbara	50	$25,370	1.1
California	Santa Rosa	40	$31,190	0.8
California	Stockton	60	$23,240	1
California	Vallejo	30	$31,150	0.9
California	Visalia	40	$23,040	1.1
Colorado	Colorado Springs	60	$34,840	0.9
Colorado	Denver	160	$33,120	0.5
Colorado	Fort Collins	40	$26,350	1.3
Connecticut	Bridgeport	200	$31,500	1.6
Connecticut	Hartford	130	$31,100	0.8
Connecticut	New Haven	100	$26,110	1.3
Connecticut	Waterbury	30	$26,870	1.7
Delaware	Wilmington	140	$28,200	1.5
District of Columbia	Washington	340	$28,810	0.5
Florida	Cape Coral	50	$25,680	0.9
Florida	Fort Lauderdale	190	$25,230	0.9
Florida	Jacksonville	130	$27,550	0.8
Florida	Miami	1,190	$23,490	4.3
Florida	Ocala	50	$21,660	2
Florida	Orlando	160	$22,810	0.5
Florida	Port St Lucie	30	$24,630	0.9
Florida	Sebastian	30	$24,190	2.6
Florida	Tallahassee	40	$25,390	0.9
Florida	Tampa	240	$24,800	0.7
Florida	West Palm Beach	150	$26,170	1
Georgia	Albany	30	$21,940	2
Georgia	Atlanta	270	$26,150	0.4
Georgia	Augusta	80	$25,290	1.4
Georgia	Columbus	40	$21,540	1.4
Georgia	Gainesville	40	$26,680	2.3
Hawaii	Honolulu	70	$31,030	0.6
Idaho	Boise	220	$24,630	3
Idaho	Coeur Dalene	70	$21,830	5.2
Illinois	Chicago	1,480	$26,720	1.4
Illinois	Rockford	50	$30,320	1.2
Indiana	Fort Wayne	40	$21,590	0.7
Indiana	Gary	100	$25,090	1.3
Indiana	Indianapolis	280	$21,210	1.1
Indiana	Lafayette	40	$21,750	2.1
Indiana	South Bend	50	$28,050	1.4
Iowa	Des Moines	60	$28,270	0.7
Kansas	Topeka	40	$21,540	1.4
Kansas	Wichita	110	$22,310	1.3
Kentucky	Lexington	80	$22,430	1.2
Louisiana	Alexandria	40	$22,050	2.7
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	140	$19,640	1.4
Louisiana	Houma	30	$21,460	1.2
Louisiana	Lafayette	120	$19,040	3.1
Louisiana	Monroe	50	$20,400	2.5
Louisiana	New Orleans	240	$23,790	1.7
Louisiana	Shreveport	80	$27,250	1.7
Maryland	Baltimore	680	$30,020	1.8
Maryland	Bethesda	310	$27,490	1.9
Maryland	Salisbury	40	$21,980	3.1
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	30	$29,590	1.1
Massachusetts	Boston	360	$31,010	0.7
Massachusetts	Brockton	30	$30,120	1.3
Massachusetts	Framingham	50	$30,690	1.1
Massachusetts	Haverhill	40	$31,410	2
Massachusetts	Lowell	60	$26,260	1.9
Massachusetts	Springfield	50	$25,860	0.6
Massachusetts	Worcester	80	$34,820	1.2
Michigan	Ann Arbor	40	$28,470	0.9
Michigan	Detroit	220	$25,320	1.1
Michigan	Warren	380	$25,400	1.2
Minnesota	Minneapolis	240	$24,160	0.5
Mississippi	Jackson	80	$22,150	1.1
Mississippi	Pascagoula	60	$22,180	5.3
Missouri	Kansas City	140	$25,800	0.5
Missouri	St Louis	350	$22,410	0.9
Nebraska	Lincoln	120	$19,420	2.7
Nebraska	Omaha	120	$27,580	0.9
Nevada	Las Vegas	160	$26,080	0.6
Nevada	Reno	130	$26,330	2.3
New Jersey	Atlantic City	70	$24,700	1.8
New Jersey	Edison	580	$22,820	2
New Jersey	Newark	530	$26,210	1.9
New Jersey	Trenton	70	$22,720	1.2
New Mexico	Albuquerque	160	$27,800	1.5
New York	Albany	90	$28,640	0.7
New York	Buffalo	160	$25,570	1.1
New York	Nassau	610	$29,030	1.7
New York	New York	1,740	$25,950	1.2
New York	Poughkeepsie	70	$24,680	1.1
New York	Rochester	60	$24,780	0.4
New York	Syracuse	130	$25,330	1.5
New York	Utica	80	$24,380	2.4
North Carolina	Asheville	60	$24,210	1.2
North Carolina	Charlotte	100	$23,830	0.4
North Carolina	Durham	60	$25,820	0.8
North Carolina	Fayetteville	30	$21,880	0.9
North Carolina	Greensboro	110	$26,270	1.1
North Carolina	Winston Salem	70	$27,220	1.2
Ohio	Akron	50	$25,420	0.5
Ohio	Canton	50	$24,700	1.1
Ohio	Cincinnati	260	$23,910	0.9
Ohio	Cleveland	260	$26,000	0.9
Ohio	Dayton	70	$23,030	0.6
Ohio	Toledo	110	$26,130	1.3
Ohio	Youngstown	100	$25,770	1.6
Oklahoma	Lawton	50	$20,350	5.7
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	240	$18,540	1.5
Oklahoma	Tulsa	160	$24,790	1.3
Oregon	Bend	50	$23,620	2.9
Oregon	Eugene	40	$21,950	1
Oregon	Portland	310	$25,810	1.1
Pennsylvania	Allentown	110	$25,410	1.2
Pennsylvania	Erie	80	$25,390	2.4
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg	60	$25,910	0.7
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	50	$31,830	0.8
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	680	$25,160	1.3
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	460	$24,900	1.4
Pennsylvania	Reading	50	$25,700	1.1
Pennsylvania	Scranton	80	$22,080	1.1
Rhode Island	Providence	90	$24,400	0.6
South Carolina	Charleston	110	$26,330	1.4
South Carolina	Greenville	60	$28,770	0.7
Tennessee	Jackson	60	$20,670	4.2
Tennessee	Johnson City	40	$18,390	2.1
Tennessee	Knoxville	150	$21,190	1.6
Tennessee	Memphis	210	$23,100	1.2
Tennessee	Nashville	130	$28,120	0.6
Texas	Abilene	40	$23,250	2.6
Texas	Amarillo	50	$21,760	1.9
Texas	Austin	230	$21,760	1.1
Texas	Beaumont	60	$21,340	1.4
Texas	Brownsville	150	$21,880	4.6
Texas	College Station	50	$19,280	2.5
Texas	Corpus Christi	100	$20,430	2.1
Texas	Dallas	660	$21,630	1.1
Texas	El Paso	120	$21,830	1.7
Texas	Fort Worth	390	$20,340	1.6
Texas	Houston	410	$25,650	0.6
Texas	Laredo	50	$17,660	2.4
Texas	Lubbock	130	$20,780	4.1
Texas	Mcallen	180	$21,350	3
Texas	Odessa	30	$20,470	2.2
Texas	San Antonio	390	$20,900	1.6
Texas	Wichita Falls	60	$19,520	4.2
Utah	Ogden	130	$19,870	2.4
Utah	Provo	260	$17,620	5.8
Utah	Salt Lake City	330	$19,440	1.9
Utah	St George	50	$20,230	4.2
Virginia	Richmond	200	$26,770	1.2
Virginia	Virginia Beach	130	$23,040	0.6
Washington	Bremerton	40	$26,300	1.9
Washington	Kennewick	50	$24,440	2.2
Washington	Olympia	30	$28,710	1.2
Washington	Seattle	360	$26,700	0.9
Washington	Spokane	160	$23,600	2.8
Washington	Tacoma	60	$22,190	0.8
Washington	Yakima	50	$23,290	2.4
West Virginia	Parkersburg	40	$19,630	2.3
West Virginia	Wheeling	30	$23,010	1.9
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	60	$25,760	3.1
Wisconsin	Green Bay	30	$26,340	0.7
Wisconsin	Milwaukee	430	$25,290	1.8
Wisconsin	Racine	50	$21,280	2.6

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