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Career Information for Physical Therapists in California

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Napa, Chico, and San Luis Obispo
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Visalia, Bakersfield, and San Jose
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Santa Ana, San Diego, and Riverside

Salaries for Physical Therapists in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Santa Ana, San Francisco, and Merced. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in California

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

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

California Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Advanced CollegeSouth GateAssociate103
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusaDoctorate8,084
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarsonMasters12,082
California State University-FresnoFresnoDoctorate22,383
California State University-Long BeachLong BeachDoctorate36,868
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridgeDoctorate35,446
California State University-SacramentoSacramentoDoctorate28,829
Chapman UniversityOrangeDoctorate6,022
Dominican University of CaliforniaSan RafaelMasters2,125
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresnoMasters2,391
Loma Linda UniversityLoma LindaDoctorate & First Professional4,022
Mount St Mary's CollegeLos AngelesDoctorate2,366
Samuel Merritt UniversityOaklandDoctorate1,278
San Francisco State UniversitySan FranciscoDoctorate30,125
San Jose State UniversitySan JoseMasters31,906
University of California-San FranciscoSan FranciscoDoctorate & First Professional2,999
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
University of the PacificStocktonDoctorate6,235
Western University of Health SciencesPomonaDoctorate & First Professional2,254

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

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 Therapists

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

   
Napa120$62,0201.6
Chico120$83,9901.5
San Luis Obispo130$66,2201.1
Vallejo150$80,3401
Fresno400$81,7401
Oxnard350$86,5400.9
Salinas170$81,2200.9
Modesto160$80,0100.8
Santa Rosa180$83,0000.8
Santa Cruz80$77,2800.8
Stockton200$85,5600.8
Sacramento830$83,4100.7
Santa Ana1,350$93,1100.7
San Diego1,170$78,1800.7
Redding50$84,8100.7
Oakland860$85,6000.7
Merced40$90,0900.6
San Francisco790$92,3700.6
Riverside980$87,2800.6
Santa Barbara120$83,0300.6
San Jose650$80,6500.6
Bakersfield150$81,8500.5
Visalia60$76,8200.4
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