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Career Information for Physical Therapists in Florida

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Fast Facts for Physical Therapists in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Punta Gorda, Panama City, and Port St. Lucie
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tallahassee, Orlando, and Jacksonville
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Miami, Tampa, and Orlando

Salaries for Physical Therapists in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Naples, Sebastian, and Fort Lauderdale. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Physical Therapists in Florida are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Physical Therapists in Florida

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

Florida Physical Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Barry UniversityMiamiDoctorate8,733
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseeMasters & First Professional11,562
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort MyersDoctorate9,339
Florida International UniversityMiamiDoctorate & First Professional38,182
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdaleDoctorate & First Professional27,518
University of Central FloridaOrlandoDoctorate48,398
University of FloridaGainesvilleDoctorate & First Professional51,725
University of MiamiCoral GablesDoctorate15,449
University of South FloridaTampaDoctorate & First Professional44,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physical Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. 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

FLORIDA

   
Punta Gorda90$80,7402.1
Panama City150$73,4701.9
Port St. Lucie260$74,4101.7
Sebastian90$82,6801.7
Gainesville230$70,3401.7
Naples240$96,1601.7
Miami1,930$74,8201.5
Ocala150$64,2101.3
Deltona250$73,3101.3
Lakeland310$63,5901.3
Cape Coral300$79,5001.2
West Palm Beach790$76,8301.2
Sarasota360$74,9201.1
Tampa1,560$76,5701
Pensacola180$63,3301
Fort Lauderdale910$80,8201
Palm Bay230$75,4101
Jacksonville670$76,8900.9
Orlando1,120$74,8300.8
Tallahassee110$72,3400.6
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