Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
29-1123 Physical Therapists
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 228,600 |
1.0 % |
$42.73 |
$88,880 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$29.03 |
$34.94 |
$42.27 |
$49.29 |
$59.30 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$60,390 |
$72,680 |
$87,930 |
$102,530 |
$123,350 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
81,820 |
9.00 |
$41.21 |
$85,720 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
54,440 |
0.98 |
$43.27 |
$90,000 |
| Home Health Care Services |
27,940 |
1.93 |
$46.38 |
$96,470 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
14,870 |
0.92 |
$44.66 |
$92,890 |
| Offices of Physicians |
12,120 |
0.47 |
$41.53 |
$86,390 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
81,820 |
9.00 |
$41.21 |
$85,720 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
7,810 |
2.98 |
$42.69 |
$88,790 |
| Home Health Care Services |
27,940 |
1.93 |
$46.38 |
$96,470 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
54,440 |
0.98 |
$43.27 |
$90,000 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
14,870 |
0.92 |
$44.66 |
$92,890 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
20,630 |
1.21 |
0.77 |
$46.69 |
$97,110 |
| New York |
16,660 |
1.78 |
1.12 |
$42.05 |
$87,470 |
| Texas |
16,120 |
1.33 |
0.84 |
$44.68 |
$92,940 |
| Florida |
12,750 |
1.48 |
0.94 |
$42.02 |
$87,410 |
| Pennsylvania |
11,720 |
2.00 |
1.27 |
$41.85 |
$87,050 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
740 |
2.41 |
1.53 |
$36.06 |
$75,010 |
| Massachusetts |
8,320 |
2.33 |
1.48 |
$44.11 |
$91,750 |
| Connecticut |
3,790 |
2.28 |
1.44 |
$46.16 |
$96,010 |
| Maine |
1,380 |
2.27 |
1.44 |
$36.97 |
$76,910 |
| Montana |
1,040 |
2.24 |
1.42 |
$38.00 |
$79,050 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
1,700 |
1.26 |
0.80 |
$51.89 |
$107,920 |
| Alaska |
640 |
2.03 |
1.28 |
$47.68 |
$99,180 |
| New Jersey |
7,560 |
1.87 |
1.18 |
$47.01 |
$97,770 |
| New Mexico |
1,210 |
1.49 |
0.95 |
$46.74 |
$97,210 |
| California |
20,630 |
1.21 |
0.77 |
$46.69 |
$97,110 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
16,580 |
1.75 |
1.11 |
$45.28 |
$94,190 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
8,640 |
1.86 |
1.18 |
$44.47 |
$92,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,130 |
1.33 |
0.84 |
$46.25 |
$96,200 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,460 |
2.34 |
1.48 |
$44.10 |
$91,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
5,940 |
1.66 |
1.05 |
$45.99 |
$95,660 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,440 |
1.91 |
1.21 |
$44.35 |
$92,250 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,840 |
1.55 |
0.98 |
$43.83 |
$91,170 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
4,080 |
2.07 |
1.31 |
$45.47 |
$94,570 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,830 |
1.48 |
0.94 |
$42.31 |
$88,010 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,050 |
1.56 |
0.99 |
$40.26 |
$83,750 |
United States Department of Labor
