Exactly 250 of Maine's 420 physical therapy assistant professionals work in Fairfield. The number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairfield has grown by 150% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairfield has increased, overall employment in Fairfield has also increased.

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In Fairfield, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have increased. In 2010 physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairfield reportedly earned an average salary of $34,410 per year. The average salary for physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairfield was $30,400 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Fairfield.

Physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairfield make a median yearly salary of $33,205. The difference in pay between the physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 104%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $22,700 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $46,200 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 15 students completed physical therapy assistant courses.