Employment
Physical therapist assistants held about 88,300 jobs in 2018. The industries that employed the most physical therapist assistants in 2016 were as follows:
- Offices: private physical therapy (45 percent)
- Hospitals (23 percent)
- Skilled nursing facilities (11 percent)
- Home health care services (8 percent)
- Offices: physician-based (5 percent)
Employment opportunities are projected to grow by approximately 31 percent from 2016 through 2026.
Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-2017 edition, Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides.