Employment
Physical therapist assistants held about 98,400 jobs in May 2018. The industries that employed the most physical therapist assistants in were as follows:
- Offices: private physical therapy (45 percent)
- Hospitals (23 percent)
- Skilled nursing facilities (10 percent)
- Home health care services (8 percent)
- Offices: physician-based (5 percent)
Employment opportunities are projected to grow by approximately 27 percent from 2018 through 2028.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2018-2019 edition, Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physical-therapist-assistants-and-aides.htm#tab-6