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California Physical Therapy Aide Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Physical Therapist Aides in California

Fast Facts for Physical Therapist Aides in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chico, Redding, and San Luis Obispo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Oakland, and Santa Rosa
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, Riverside, and San Diego

Salaries for Physical Therapist Aides in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Salinas, San Jose, and Oakland. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapist Aides in California are listed below.

Selected Physical Therapy Aide Training Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Kaplan College KHE
Modesto

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

  • Programs: Therapeutic Health Technician
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapist Aides in California

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Physical Therapy Aide
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More California Physical Therapy Aide Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Grossmont CollegeEl CajonAssociate17,359
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
MiraCosta CollegeOceansideAssociate10,682
Monterey Peninsula CollegeMontereyAssociate9,238
Ohlone CollegeFremontAssociate11,083
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
San Diego Mesa CollegeSan DiegoAssociate21,437
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapist Aides

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physical Therapist Aides

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physical Therapist Aides relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Chico80$24,3304.6
Redding70$25,4204.2
San Luis Obispo80$22,5303.1
Merced40$21,9102.8
Oxnard230$27,3502.8
Bakersfield140$24,8501.9
Salinas70$34,3501.7
Riverside510$26,0501.4
Fresno130$28,2901.4
Santa Ana590$25,9201.4
Modesto60$26,5501.4
Visalia40$23,0401.1
Santa Barbara50$25,3701.1
San Diego390$23,3401
Stockton60$23,2401
Sacramento240$25,4001
Vallejo30$31,1500.9
San Jose230$32,1400.9
Santa Rosa40$31,1900.8
Oakland230$31,9200.8
San Francisco180$28,5200.6
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