Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides

This post summarizes key statistics on Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	8,967
25	30,541
30	43,256
35	51,033
40	56,196
45	56,646
50	54,975
55	54,020
60	54,436
65	45,376

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	0.6
High School Degree	4.5
Some College, No Degree	9.9
Associate's Degree	47.9
Bachelor's Degree	32.4
Master's Degree	2.5
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	1.8
PhD	0.5

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	14.80
20-39	34.20
39-41	44.30
41-50	5.20
50-60	1.30
More than 60	0.20

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
61.90	40,314	Health services, n.e.c.
17.70	49,436	Hospitals
9.60	56,646	Nursing and personal care facilities
4.30	45,363	Residential care facilities, without nursing
2.30	32,957	Offices and clinics of physicians
0.80	43,216	Elementary and secondary schools
0.80	49,697	Social services, n.e.c.
0.40	27,009	Offices and clinics of chiropractors
0.30	36,047	Personnel supply services
0.20	42,759	Miscellaneous personal services

This table highlights the top industries people working as Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
62.80	No 4-Year Degree	45,202
11.40	Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure	39,692
3.50	Treatment Therapy Professions	54,020
3.30	Biology	41,197
2.00	General Medical and Health Services	43,216
1.60	Psychology	45,930
1.60	Nursing	43,216
0.90	Business Management and Administration	46,346
0.80	Physiology	37,424
0.70	Multi-disciplinary or General Science	40,826

This table highlights the top majors people working as Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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