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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 50,030 |
2.3 % |
$13.41 |
$27,890 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.31 |
$10.52 |
$12.35 |
$14.83 |
$18.43 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,370 |
$21,880 |
$25,680 |
$30,850 |
$38,340 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
28,840 |
3.44 |
$12.40 |
$25,790 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
7,940 |
0.15 |
$14.62 |
$30,400 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,630 |
0.14 |
$14.04 |
$29,190 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
2,850 |
0.17 |
$15.22 |
$31,660 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
2,570 |
1.01 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
6,300 |
0.39 |
1.11 |
$14.39 |
$29,930 |
| Texas |
5,650 |
0.48 |
1.35 |
$12.41 |
$25,820 |
| New Jersey |
3,480 |
0.88 |
2.47 |
$13.24 |
$27,540 |
| Illinois |
2,960 |
0.50 |
1.41 |
$19.72 |
$41,020 |
| New York |
2,940 |
0.32 |
0.91 |
$13.57 |
$28,220 |
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) |
| Delaware |
440 |
1.01 |
2.83 |
$11.44 |
$23,790 |
| New Jersey |
3,480 |
0.88 |
2.47 |
$13.24 |
$27,540 |
| Maryland |
1,590 |
0.60 |
1.69 |
$13.27 |
$27,610 |
| Louisiana |
1,160 |
0.60 |
1.70 |
$11.20 |
$23,300 |
| Tennessee |
1,690 |
0.58 |
1.64 |
$11.49 |
$23,890 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
2,960 |
0.50 |
1.41 |
$19.72 |
$41,020 |
| Minnesota |
320 |
0.11 |
0.32 |
$17.87 |
$37,170 |
| Alaska |
30 |
0.10 |
0.27 |
$17.59 |
$36,580 |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.12 |
0.33 |
$17.52 |
$36,440 |
| Colorado |
450 |
0.18 |
0.50 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,840 |
0.43 |
1.21 |
$13.01 |
$27,050 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
1,920 |
0.53 |
1.48 |
$17.70 |
$36,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,360 |
0.32 |
0.90 |
$14.02 |
$29,150 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,200 |
0.50 |
1.39 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
1,050 |
0.91 |
2.55 |
$13.84 |
$28,790 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,020 |
0.65 |
1.83 |
$13.34 |
$27,740 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
930 |
0.72 |
2.02 |
$14.05 |
$29,230 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
900 |
0.67 |
1.89 |
$12.56 |
$26,120 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
830 |
0.91 |
2.56 |
$11.75 |
$24,440 |
| Pittsburgh, PA |
820 |
0.72 |
2.02 |
$13.93 |
$28,970 |
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) |
| Wichita Falls, TX |
160 |
2.81 |
7.88 |
$11.90 |
$24,760 |
| Abilene, TX |
130 |
2.07 |
5.82 |
$11.43 |
$23,770 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL |
70 |
2.04 |
5.73 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Redding, CA |
90 |
1.41 |
3.95 |
$13.15 |
$27,340 |
| Odessa, TX |
90 |
1.32 |
3.72 |
$12.28 |
$25,530 |
| San Angelo, TX |
60 |
1.25 |
3.52 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA |
30 |
1.25 |
3.51 |
$13.17 |
$27,390 |
| Salisbury, MD-DE |
180 |
1.14 |
3.20 |
$11.63 |
$24,190 |
| Rome, GA |
40 |
1.14 |
3.20 |
$11.54 |
$24,010 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division |
560 |
1.08 |
3.04 |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
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United States Department of Labor
