Exactly 320 of the 3,300 physical therapy assistant professionals employed in Massachusetts, work in Springfield. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Springfield has grown by 39%. As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Springfield has increased, overall employment in Springfield has also increased.

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As the number of physical therapy assistant professionals in Springfield has grown, salaries for physical therapy assistant professionals have also increased. In 2010 Springfield physical therapy assistant professionals earned an average yearly salary of $39,775. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for physical therapy assistant professionals in Springfield was $34,960 per year. The growth in the salary of physical therapy assistant professionals in Springfield is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Springfield physical therapy assistant professionals earn a median yearly salary of $38,035. The 10% of physical therapy assistant professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,040 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $53,860 per year.

On average physical therapy assistant professionals in Springfield earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Springfield.

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

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

Approximately 14 students completed physical therapy assistant courses in 2010.