Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
31-2022 Physical Therapist Aides
Under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area.
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) |
| 47,260 |
2.4 % |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.63 |
$10.91 |
$12.62 |
$15.18 |
$18.86 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,040 |
$22,690 |
$26,240 |
$31,570 |
$39,230 |
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 |
27,620 |
3.04 |
$12.68 |
$26,370 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
7,580 |
0.14 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
3,610 |
1.38 |
$14.20 |
$29,550 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,170 |
0.12 |
$13.90 |
$28,920 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
2,150 |
0.13 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
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 |
27,620 |
3.04 |
$12.68 |
$26,370 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
3,610 |
1.38 |
$14.20 |
$29,550 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
7,580 |
0.14 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
2,150 |
0.13 |
$17.35 |
$36,080 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,170 |
0.12 |
$13.90 |
$28,920 |
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 |
6,420 |
0.38 |
1.16 |
$14.95 |
$31,090 |
| Texas |
4,880 |
0.40 |
1.23 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
| New Jersey |
3,190 |
0.79 |
2.41 |
$13.21 |
$27,480 |
| New York |
3,090 |
0.33 |
1.01 |
$14.53 |
$30,230 |
| Florida |
2,320 |
0.27 |
0.82 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
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) |
| New Jersey |
3,190 |
0.79 |
2.41 |
$13.21 |
$27,480 |
| Louisiana |
1,460 |
0.76 |
2.34 |
$13.28 |
$27,620 |
| Utah |
870 |
0.59 |
1.82 |
$10.99 |
$22,860 |
| Alabama |
1,050 |
0.54 |
1.65 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
| Nebraska |
520 |
0.53 |
1.62 |
$13.46 |
$28,000 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
40 |
0.13 |
0.40 |
$22.23 |
$46,230 |
| Idaho |
190 |
0.27 |
0.84 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| Minnesota |
300 |
0.11 |
0.32 |
$17.90 |
$37,230 |
| Rhode Island |
130 |
0.27 |
0.82 |
$16.33 |
$33,960 |
| Vermont |
50 |
0.15 |
0.45 |
$16.30 |
$33,900 |
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 |
5,010 |
0.53 |
1.62 |
$13.82 |
$28,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,040 |
0.33 |
1.02 |
$14.96 |
$31,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,800 |
0.50 |
1.54 |
$12.93 |
$26,890 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,300 |
0.46 |
1.40 |
$15.65 |
$32,550 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
950 |
0.20 |
0.62 |
$14.93 |
$31,050 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
940 |
0.48 |
1.46 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
920 |
0.63 |
1.92 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
880 |
0.65 |
1.98 |
$12.25 |
$25,490 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
830 |
0.27 |
0.81 |
$13.89 |
$28,890 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
780 |
0.30 |
0.92 |
$13.23 |
$27,510 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sebring, FL |
50 |
1.92 |
5.89 |
$11.70 |
$24,340 |
| Gadsden, AL |
60 |
1.53 |
4.70 |
$14.33 |
$29,810 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
560 |
1.42 |
4.36 |
$16.42 |
$34,150 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
110 |
1.36 |
4.16 |
$10.42 |
$21,680 |
| Huntsville, AL |
280 |
1.25 |
3.84 |
$12.36 |
$25,720 |
| Grand Island, NE |
50 |
1.24 |
3.79 |
$11.89 |
$24,720 |
| Erie, PA |
150 |
1.24 |
3.78 |
$11.53 |
$23,980 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
310 |
1.20 |
3.68 |
$10.55 |
$21,940 |
| Wenatchee, WA |
50 |
1.13 |
3.46 |
$14.28 |
$29,710 |
| Chico, CA |
90 |
1.09 |
3.34 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
United States Department of Labor
