Physical therapist assistants & aides

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

123k

Average Age

37.6

Average Salary

$44,233

Average Male Salary

$48,218

Average Female Salary

$42,310

About

Physical therapist assistants & aides are most often employed by the Outpatient care centers industry. The average yearly wage for Physical therapist assistants & aides was $44,233 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Physical therapist assistants & aides are Genesee (West) & Shiawassee Counties PUMA, MI, Genesee County (Central)--Outside Flint City, including Grand Blanc area PUMA, MI, and Capital Region Planning Commission 8--Baton Rouge City (South) PUMA, LA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Physical therapist assistants & aides are Genesee County (Central)--Outside Flint City, including Grand Blanc area PUMA, MI, Lee County (South & West)--Barrier Islands Region PUMA, FL, and El Paso City (North) PUMA, TX.

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Employment and salary information for the Physical therapist assistants & aides workforce. Physical therapist assistants & aides workforce in 2024 was 123,208 people, of which 67.5% were women and 32.5% were men.

Physical therapist assistants & aides are paid most in Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Genesee County (Central)--Outside Flint City, including Grand Blanc area PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

40,103

Male Workforce

± 4.92k

83,105

Female Workforce

± 7.08k

The Physical therapist assistants & aides workforce in 2024 was 123,208 people (67.5% women and 32.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 68.8% between 2014 (72,988) and 2024 (123,208).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Physical therapist assistants & aides.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Hampshire ($65,865), Hawaii ($63,338), and Massachusetts ($57,923).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$44,233

AVERAGE WAGE

#322 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Physical therapist assistants & aides earned an average of $44,233, $25,645 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Physical therapist assistants & aides in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.338

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Physical therapist assistants & aides had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.338, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Physical therapist assistants & aides (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Physical therapist assistants & aides compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Physical therapist assistants & aides and on wages for those in the field. Outpatient care centers is the industry that employs the most Physical therapist assistants & aides, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Physical therapist assistants & aides, by average wage, is Other health care services ($64,197).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

123k

2024 Workforce

± 8,614

1.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.81%

This graphic shows the share of Physical therapist assistants & aides employed by various industries. Outpatient care centers employs the largest share of Physical therapist assistants & aides at 57.9%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 21.3% and Nursing Care Facilities with 10.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Physical therapist assistants & aides in the US. The workforce of Physical therapist assistants & aides in 2024 was 123,208 people, with 67.5% woman, and 32.5% men. The average age of male Physical therapist assistants & aides in the workforce is 36.3 and of female Physical therapist assistants & aides is 38.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Physical therapist assistants & aides is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Physical therapist assistants & aides in 2024 was 123,208 people, with 67.5% woman, and 32.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (21,215 people), 30 to 34 years (18,382 people), and 25 to 29 years (18,067 people). Among them they concentrated 47% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 12.3% of Physical therapist assistants & aides workers were Hispanic and 87.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.9%), Puerto Rican (8.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.99)%

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Races

In 2024, 72.1% of the Physical therapist assistants & aides workforce were White, of which 71.6% were women and 28.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.8%) and Asian (7.3%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Physical therapist assistants & aides from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Physical therapist assistants & aides is Parks, Recreation, & Leisure but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Among the necessary skills for Physical therapist assistants & aides, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Physical therapist assistants & aides need more than the average amount of Technology Design.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Physical therapist assistants & aides in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (11,605 people), Health (9,966 people), and Biology (5,409 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Physical therapist assistants & aides workers were Associates Degree (50,992 people), Bachelors Degree (38,451 people), and Some college (18,117 people).

The graphic shows the Physical therapist assistants & aides workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Physical therapist assistants & aides from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Physical therapist assistants & aides need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Monitoring.