Exactly 170 of the 800 physical therapy assistant professionals employed in West Virginia, work in Fairmont. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairmont has shrunk by 11%. As the employment for physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairmont has decreased, overall employment in Fairmont has increased.

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In Fairmont, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have increased. Fairmont physical therapy assistant professionals made $33,740 per year, on average, in 2010. Physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairmont made a yearly average salary of $27,175, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Fairmont.

Physical therapy assistant professionals in Fairmont earn a median salary of $32,535 per year. The 10% of physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $22,330 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $48,745 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 16 students completed physical therapy assistant courses.