Of the 3,420 physical therapy assistant professionals employed in Michigan, 290 work in Dearborn. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Dearborn has shrunk by 64%. Overall employment in Dearborn has increased.

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As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Dearborn has shrunk, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have increased. In 2010 physical therapy assistant professionals in Dearborn reportedly earned an average salary of $33,425 per year. The average salary for physical therapy assistant professionals in Dearborn was $29,805 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of physical therapy assistant professionals in Dearborn is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Physical therapy assistant professionals make a median salary of $33,335 per year in Dearborn. The difference in pay between the physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 64%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $25,705 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $42,215 per year.

Dearborn physical therapy assistant professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Dearborn's physical therapy assistant professionals are graduates of the only accredited physical therapy assistant school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in physical therapy assistant offered by Dearborn's physical therapy assistant school.

In 2010 approximately 22 students graduated from physical therapy assistant courses.