Employment
Physical therapist assistants held about 71,400 jobs in 2012. The industries that employed the most physical therapist assistants in 2012 were as follows:
- Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists (40 percent)
- Hospitals (27 percent)
- Nursing care facilities (11 percent)
- Home health care services (8 percent)
- Offices of physicians (5 percent)
Employment opportunities are projected to grow by approximately 41 percent from 2012 through 2022.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides.