Physical Therapists
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 2,330 | $94,210 | $45.29 | |
| Alaska | 680 | $96,980 | $46.63 | |
| Arizona | 3,900 | $94,700 | $45.53 | |
| Arkansas | 1,880 | $88,190 | $42.40 | |
| California | 23,840 | $103,510 | $49.77 | |
| Colorado | 5,290 | $89,870 | $43.21 | |
| Connecticut | 3,410 | $101,180 | $48.64 | |
| Delaware | 870 | $100,490 | $48.31 | |
| District of Columbia | 550 | $96,070 | $46.19 | |
| Florida | 13,220 | $90,630 | $43.57 | |
| Georgia | 5,360 | $93,980 | $45.18 | |
| Hawaii | 1,130 | $90,000 | $43.27 | |
| Idaho | 980 | $85,880 | $41.29 | |
| Illinois | 8,590 | $93,130 | $44.77 | |
| Indiana | 4,270 | $91,110 | $43.80 | |
| Iowa | 2,490 | $83,860 | $40.32 | |
| Kansas | 2,220 | $89,380 | $42.97 | |
| Kentucky | 2,940 | $86,890 | $41.77 | |
| Louisiana | 3,000 | $96,140 | $46.22 | |
| Maine | 1,420 | $85,620 | $41.17 | |
| Maryland | 3,950 | $90,710 | $43.61 | |
| Massachusetts | 7,420 | $91,840 | $44.15 | |
| Michigan | 8,000 | $83,160 | $39.98 | |
| Minnesota | 4,510 | $86,370 | $41.53 | |
| Mississippi | 1,530 | $95,990 | $46.15 | |
| Missouri | 4,580 | $84,230 | $40.49 | |
| Montana | 1,120 | $82,660 | $39.74 | |
| Nebraska | 1,640 | $89,160 | $42.86 | |
| Nevada | 1,860 | $104,210 | $50.10 | |
| New Hampshire | 1,290 | $86,220 | $41.45 | |
| New Jersey | 7,400 | $99,530 | $47.85 | |
| New Mexico | 1,370 | $97,190 | $46.73 | |
| New York | 16,130 | $91,890 | $44.18 | |
| North Carolina | 6,910 | $85,750 | $41.23 | |
| North Dakota | 720 | $81,480 | $39.17 | |
| Ohio | 8,440 | $92,680 | $44.56 | |
| Oklahoma | 2,040 | $89,010 | $42.80 | |
| Oregon | 2,730 | $90,450 | $43.48 | |
| Pennsylvania | 10,700 | $94,400 | $45.39 | |
| Rhode Island | 920 | $97,580 | $46.92 | |
| South Carolina | 3,520 | $83,270 | $40.03 | |
| South Dakota | 810 | $83,820 | $40.30 | |
| Tennessee | 4,470 | $89,960 | $43.25 | |
| Texas | 14,040 | $98,340 | $47.28 | |
| Utah | 2,100 | $88,240 | $42.42 | |
| Vermont | 630 | $85,440 | $41.08 | |
| Virginia | 6,540 | $90,770 | $43.64 | |
| Washington | 4,750 | $97,420 | $46.84 | |
| West Virginia | 1,020 | $94,100 | $45.24 | |
| Wisconsin | 5,260 | $89,300 | $42.94 | |
| Wyoming | 570 | $89,190 | $42.88 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that prepares individuals to evaluate, examine, diagnose, and alleviate physical functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in anatomy, behavioral sciences, biology, biomechanics, biophysical agents, care plan development and documentation, cellular histology, clinical evaluation and measurement, clinical reasoning, communication, exercise physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, professional standards and ethics, rehabilitation psychology, and therapeutic exercise.
A program that prepares individuals, under the direction of physicians, to treat the effects of disease, injury, and congenital disorders through therapeutic exercise and education. Includes instruction in human anatomy, human physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise and adapted physical education, human growth and development, motor learning and performance, testing and measurement, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, psychology, rehabilitation procedures, patient assessment and management, and professional standards and ethics.
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$92,920 per yearNational average salaryVery HighJob growth rate
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Doctoral or professional degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as physical therapists.
- Less than high school 0%
- High school graduate 1%
- College dropout 1%
- Associate’s degree 3%
- Bachelor’s degree 28%
- Master’s degree 23%
- Doctorate degree 44%
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