Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

29-1123 Physical Therapists

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area 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)
137,370 1.3 % $29.44 $61,240 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.67 $23.72 $28.22 $34.03 $42.10
Annual Wage (2) $40,920 $49,340 $58,700 $70,790 $87,560

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
General medical and surgical hospitals 42,800 $28.92 $60,150
Offices of other health practitioners 41,610 $29.88 $62,150
Home health care services 13,040 $32.54 $67,680
Nursing care facilities 10,350 $28.86 $60,030
Offices of physicians 6,190 $30.62 $63,700

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Management and technical consulting services (7) $55.26 $114,950
Child day care services 370 $35.27 $73,360
Other ambulatory health care services 70 $33.01 $68,660
Home health care services 13,040 $32.54 $67,680
Grantmaking and giving services 60 $31.14 $64,780

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Vermont 620 $25.92 $53,900 0.213%
Massachusetts 5,330 $27.86 $57,950 0.170%
Connecticut 2,720 $31.76 $66,060 0.167%
Montana 640 $27.36 $56,910 0.162%
Maine 910 $26.17 $54,440 0.154%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New Jersey 4,480 $34.33 $71,400 0.116%
Nevada 970 $33.72 $70,140 0.089%
California 11,840 $33.39 $69,450 0.082%
Louisiana 1,850 $32.85 $68,320 0.100%
Connecticut 2,720 $31.76 $66,060 0.167%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Burlington, VT MSA 300 $24.33 $50,600 0.288%
Waterbury, CT PMSA 240 $31.46 $65,440 0.281%
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 110 $32.12 $66,810 0.278%
Punta Gorda, FL MSA 110 $28.96 $60,230 0.269%
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 270 $26.56 $55,230 0.243%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Trenton, NJ PMSA 240 $42.74 $88,890 0.111%
Goldsboro, NC MSA 50 $42.36 $88,110 0.119%
Lake Charles, LA MSA 130 $42.22 $87,820 0.160%
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 110 $41.50 $86,320 0.096%
Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 40 $39.76 $82,700 0.053%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

All Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations

November 2003 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005