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Career Information for Physical Therapist Assistants in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapist Assistants in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Erie, Reading, and York
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lancaster, Harrisburg, and Scranton
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Reading

Salaries for Physical Therapist Assistants in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Reading, Philadelphia, and Altoona. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapist Assistants in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Physical Therapy Assistant Schools in Pennsylvania

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 Career Institute
Pittsburgh

Offers career training and degree programs in business, health care, information systems, legal studies, secretarial science studies, and specialized technology.

  • Programs: Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapist Assistants in Pennsylvania

Stratford Career Institute
Online

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

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

More Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Butler County Community CollegeButlerAssociate3,656
California University of PennsylvaniaCaliforniaMasters8,206
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Erie Business CenterErieAssociate287
Harcum CollegeBryn MawrAssociate947
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksvilleAssociate7,184
Mercyhurst CollegeErieMasters4,253
Mount Aloysius CollegeCressonMasters1,595
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsportBachelor6,682
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReadingBachelor2,824
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuboisDuboisBachelor897
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazletonBachelor1,232
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont AltoBachelor1,204
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharonBachelor868
University of Pittsburgh-TitusvilleTitusvilleAssociate573

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapist Assistants

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

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

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physical Therapist Assistants 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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Erie160$31,3703.2
Reading210$46,0003.1
York150$39,3902
Altoona40$40,7601.8
Pittsburgh800$39,2801.6
Philadelphia1,120$44,5401.4
Scranton130$37,8701.2
Harrisburg140$40,0201.1
Lancaster90$40,6600.9
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