Physical Therapist Assistants
Occupation · SOC 2018 31-2021 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 31-2021
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 580
- FY2025
- 60
- Median offered wage
- $62,400
- Certified (last three years)
- 89.4%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Physical Therapist Assistants (SOC 31-2021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Physical Therapist Assistants
Data table
| FY2008 | 4 |
| FY2009 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 9 |
| FY2011 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 9 |
| FY2013 | 12 |
| FY2014 | 40 |
| FY2015 | 40 |
| FY2016 | 25 |
| FY2017 | 27 |
| FY2018 | 52 |
| FY2019 | 66 |
| FY2020 | 71 |
| FY2021 | 39 |
| FY2022 | 33 |
| FY2023 | 28 |
| FY2024 | 14 |
| FY2025 | 60 |
| FY2026* | 42 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| FY2024 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| FY2022 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| FY2021 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| FY2020 | 10 | 2 | 59 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 11 | 41 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Interfysio, LLC176
- Prime Healthcare Services Inc104
- National Staffing Solutions, Inc.23
- Oasis Professional Management Group, Ltd.17
- Ameristar Staffing, Inc.13
- Healthpro Nursing Solutions LLC13
- RCM Technologies, Inc.12
- American Medical, Inc.9
- Alpha Clinical Systems Inc.5
- Pro Form Physical Therapy, P.C.4
- Prime Leaders Health Services, Inc.4
- Alpha Clinical Systems, Inc4
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Physical Therapist Assistants: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 437 |
| MP | 44 |
| FL | 29 |
| MI | 12 |
| CA | 11 |
| TX | 9 |
| MA | 5 |
| DE | 4 |
| NJ | 4 |
| IL | 4 |
| WA | 3 |
| MD | 3 |
| AZ | 2 |
| RI | 2 |
| VA | 2 |
| GA | 2 |
| OH | 1 |
| IA | 1 |
| HI | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
| IN | 1 |
| ID | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ433
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL23
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI11
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA9
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV5
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY5
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA3
- Worcester, MA3
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $62,400; middle half $57,951 to $68,754 · median prevailing wage $57,387 (marker) · 8 applications.
- Level I2
- Level II3
- Level III1
- Rehab Coordinator95
- Physical Therapist Assistant47
- Physical Therapy Assistant10
- Physical Therapist Assistants3
- Physical Therapist Intern3
- Rehabilitation Exercise Specialist2
- Postdoctoral Research Associate2
- Physical Therapist2
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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