Exactly 150 of Alabama's 2,000 physical therapy assistant professionals work in Birmingham. There has been a 15% growth in the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Birmingham between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Birmingham has increased, overall employment in Birmingham has decreased.

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As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Birmingham has grown, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have also increased. Birmingham physical therapy assistant professionals made $35,980 per year, on average, in 2010. Physical therapy assistant professionals in Birmingham made a yearly average salary of $29,650, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Birmingham.

Physical therapy assistant professionals in Birmingham make a median yearly salary of $35,865. The difference in pay between the physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 76%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,190 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $47,910 per year.

On average physical therapy assistant professional salaries in Birmingham are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited physical therapy assistant school in the city. Many of Birmingham's physical therapy assistant professionals are graduates of this school.

Birmingham's physical therapy assistant school offers one physical therapy assistant degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 18 students completed physical therapy assistant courses.