Physical Therapy Assistant Schools In Florida

There are 18 accredited physical therapy assistant schools in Florida for faculty who teach physical therapy assistant classes to choose from. The trends in Florida's physical therapy assistant academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in physical therapy assistant includes physical therapy assistant training at the following levels:

Physical Therapy Assistant Certificate
Associates degree in Physical Therapy Assistant

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Statistics

Professional Trends

Florida Vs. National Physical Therapy Assistant Employment

Florida	6,140
National	111,860

Of all of the physical therapy assistant professionals in the country, nearly 5% are in the state of Florida.

Employment Growth for Physical therapy assistant professionals In Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
6,140	5,900	6,340	5,930	6,140

Yellow: Actual Values

Physical Therapy Assistant is a shrinking field in Florida. So, in four years, the number of physical therapy assistant professionals has shrunk by 0%. This decline is slower than the national trend for physical therapy assistant professionals which shows a 7% increase in the number of physical therapy assistant professionals working around the nation.

Physical Therapy Assistant VS. All Professions salaries in Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$34,240	$36,225	$37,155	$38,330	$39,550
$43,191	$44,171	$45,158	$47,627	$48,473

Light Blue: Physical Therapy Assistant
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Florida, as the number of physical therapy assistant professionals is declining, the salaries earned by physical therapy assistant professionals are increasing. Physical therapy assistant professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,240 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $39,550 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Physical therapy assistant professionals in Florida

10th percentile	$27,240
25th percentile	$33,990
50th percentile	$39,585
75th percentile	$45,970
90th percentile	$51,860

This represents a growth in salaries of 13%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Florida, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of physical therapy assistant. The pay differential between the highest paid physical therapy assistant professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 90%

Average Salaries for Physical therapy assistant professionals and related professions in Florida

Physical Therapy	$81,410
Physical Therapy Assistant	$39,550
Sports Medicine	$51,002

In Florida, physical therapy assistant professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Physical Therapy Assistant programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida

associate	17
bachelor	0
master	0
doctor	0
Certificate	1
Total	18

As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals is decreasing in Florida state, the number of students graduating from the 18 accredited physical therapy assistant schools in Florida state is decreasing. In 2006, 422 students graduated from physical therapy assistant courses in Florida. And in 2010, 375 students graduated.

Thus there was a 11% percent decrease in the number of physical therapy assistant school degree or certificate graduates in Florida. A majority of these graduates, or 94%, graduated with an associate's degree in physical therapy assistant.

Physical Therapy Assistant Faculty Salaries in Florida

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Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of physical therapy assistant faculty in Florida, growth in the field of physical therapy assistant academia and faculty salaries in Florida. If you are involved in teaching physical therapy assistant courses to students at the certificate in physical therapy assistant, and associates degree in physical therapy assistant levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of physical therapy assistant in Florida. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.