Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

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
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)
41,910 4.0 % $11.14 $23,160 2.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.39 $8.65 $10.28 $12.65 $16.13
Annual Wage (2) $15,380 $17,990 $21,380 $26,310 $33,550

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Offices of other health practitioners 19,260 $10.43 $21,690
General medical and surgical hospitals 10,000 $10.70 $22,260
Nursing care facilities 4,350 $11.70 $24,330
Offices of physicians 3,480 $15.19 $31,590
Other hospitals 1,360 $10.91 $22,690

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Offices of physicians 3,480 $15.19 $31,590
Local government (OES designation) 200 $13.49 $28,060
State government (OES designation) 270 $13.12 $27,290
Employment services 170 $12.46 $25,930
Elementary and secondary schools (7) $12.36 $25,710

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
Utah 730 $9.11 $18,960 0.069%
Arizona 1,420 $9.08 $18,890 0.061%
Maryland 1,310 $10.65 $22,150 0.053%
New Mexico 390 $10.62 $22,090 0.052%
Montana 210 $10.21 $21,230 0.052%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
California 6,320 $13.56 $28,210 0.043%
Minnesota 380 $12.24 $25,470 0.015%
Connecticut 520 $12.23 $25,430 0.032%
Illinois 2,020 $12.17 $25,310 0.035%
Hawaii 240 $12.07 $25,110 0.042%

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
Wichita Falls, TX MSA 80 $8.88 $18,460 0.140%
Lawton, OK MSA 50 $7.03 $14,620 0.131%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 190 $8.06 $16,770 0.124%
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 50 $9.29 $19,330 0.119%
Redding, CA MSA 70 $11.14 $23,170 0.107%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 100 $16.45 $34,220 0.100%
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA (7) $16.44 $34,200 (7)
Dallas, TX PMSA 840 $16.09 $33,460 0.044%
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 50 $16.06 $33,400 0.043%
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 40 $13.88 $28,870 0.036%

About May 2004 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.

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May 2004 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005