Of the 1,090 physical therapy assistant professionals employed in Arkansas, 30 work in Jonesboro. Between 2006 and 2010, in Jonesboro, there has been a 40% decline in the number of physical therapy assistant professionals. As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Jonesboro has decreased, overall employment in Jonesboro has increased.

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As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Jonesboro has shrunk, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have increased. In 2010 Jonesboro physical therapy assistant professionals earned an average yearly salary of $43,810. Four years earlier in 2006, physical therapy assistant professionals in Jonesboro made an average salary of $39,530 per year. The growth in the salary of physical therapy assistant professionals in Jonesboro is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Jonesboro physical therapy assistant professionals earn a median yearly salary of $42,850. The 10% of physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,410 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $57,670 per year.

Physical therapy assistant professional salaries in Jonesboro are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

Approximately 25 students completed physical therapy assistant courses in 2010.