Physical Therapy Assistant Salary (2020) – Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs

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Physical therapist assistants, sometimes called PTAs, and physical therapist aides work under the direction and supervision of physical therapists. They help patients who are recovering from injuries and illnesses to regain movement and manage pain.
Physical therapist assistants are involved in the direct care of patients.
Physical therapist aides often have tasks that are indirectly related to patient care, such as cleaning and setting up the treatment area, moving patients, and doing clerical duties.
Duties
Physical therapist assistants typically do the following:
• Observe patients before, during, and after therapy, noting the patient’s status and reporting it to a physical therapist
• Help patients do specific exercises as part of the plan of care
• Treat patients using a variety of techniques, such as massage and stretching
• Use devices and equipment, such as walkers, to help patients
• Educate patients and family members about what to do after treatment
Under the direction and supervision of physical therapists, physical therapist assistants treat patients through exercise, massage, gait and balance training, and other therapeutic interventions. They record patients’ progress and report the results of each treatment to the physical therapist.

Becoming a physical therapist is a dream of many. Unfortunately, becoming a physical therapist requires many years of education and usually a lot of debt.
Becoming a physical therapist assistant typically requires an associate's degree. They also end up with a fraction of the debt physical therapists tend to accrue.
Physical therapist assistants (also called PTAs) work under the direction of physical therapists. They help patients manage pain and recover from injuries.
They have several roles and responsibilities:
• Observe patients before, during, and after therapy, noting the patient’s status and reporting it to a physical therapist
• Help patients do specific exercises.
• Treat patients using a variety of techniques, such as massage and stretching.
• Educate patients and family members about what to do after treatment.
What is the average salary of a physical therapy assistant?
This data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The salaries do not include overtime, bonuses, benefits, signing bonuses, or commissions. The data does not include physical therapy assistant's that own their own companies (very few if any do).
It is too difficult for governments and organizations to survey the incomes of business owners. Only the IRS and accountants really know the incomes of business owners. They don't make that information public.
In 1999, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded the average base salary at $33,690.
By 2019, the average base salary increased to $58,520.
This is a wage growth of $24,830 (or $1,242 yearly) from 1999-2019.
The estimated 2020 base salary would be $59,672.
Average salaries by state range from $41,350 t0 $69,480.
Here is how the 2019 salary breaks down by percentile.
The starting base salary would be around $33,450 (10th percentile) and up to $47,690 (25th) percentile.
The top 10% of physical therapy assistants start at $80,840 and go up from there.
Physical therapy assistants do pretty well compared to similar occupations.
How is the job market for physical therapy assistants? Is this a growing field?
This is a rapidly growing occupation. The government is predicting a 27% increase in the number of jobs over the next 10 years (this was a pre-pandemic forecast).
The number of jobs wasn't affected by the financial crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Many consider this a recession-proof occupation. The pandemic may affect the number of jobs for physical therapy assistants. We will see when the data comes out next year!
In 1999, there was 48,600 employed physical therapy assistant.
By 2019, the government recorded 96,840 employed physical therapy assistants.
From 1999-2019, the number of employed physical therapy assistants doubled, adding 48,240 jobs.
Certain states have far more jobs than others. Texas, New York, and Florida have a lot of jobs.
The aging baby boomer generation is expected to drive the need for more physical therapy assistants.

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