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Physical Therapist Assistants in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as a Physical Therapist Assistant?

25.3% Jobs Projection
$60,100 Median Salary
410 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Physical Therapist Assistants in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Physical Therapist Assistants in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

  • Physical Therapist Assistants in North Carolina earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Physical Therapist Assistants Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 2,850 people working as Physical Therapist Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 2,790 Physical Therapist Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,420 Physical Therapist Assistants working in it, which means North Carolina has more Physical Therapist Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Physical Therapist Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 25.3% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 31.1%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 410 annual job openings, and a total of 3,220 jobs for North Carolina Physical Therapist Assistants in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 14,700 annual jobs and 115,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Physical Therapist Assistants Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Physical Therapist Assistants ranged from $44,660 to $78,070 with $60,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $21.47 to $37.53. The median hourly rate was $28.89.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.34 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.55.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Physical Therapist Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Physical Therapist Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 640 $58,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 540 $59,370
Asheville, NC 330 $57,330
Raleigh, NC 220 $57,430
Winston-Salem, NC 220 $61,600
Greensboro-High Point, NC 210 $61,520
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 130 $59,700
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 110 $58,020
New Bern, NC 90 $64,890
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 80 $59,300
Fayetteville, NC 70 $55,080
Greenville, NC 60 $62,560
Wilmington, NC 60 $61,520
Rocky Mount, NC 40 $59,870
Goldsboro, NC 40 $59,520

Top States for Physical Therapist Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Physical Therapist Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 7,550 $69,920
Florida 6,330 $61,470
Ohio 5,990 $58,200
Pennsylvania 5,300 $54,580
California 5,150 $67,500
New York 4,700 $54,100
Illinois 4,470 $59,480
Michigan 3,800 $52,140
Tennessee 3,310 $58,060
North Carolina 2,850 $60,100
Indiana 2,670 $55,360
Virginia 2,630 $60,880
Massachusetts 2,630 $65,450
Arizona 2,480 $43,830
Missouri 2,240 $53,510
Georgia 2,240 $56,990
Alabama 1,830 $57,920
Minnesota 1,780 $54,390
Louisiana 1,750 $48,910
Maryland 1,700 $57,020

Below are the states where Physical Therapist Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Texas $69,920
New Jersey $69,190
Connecticut $67,920
California $67,500
Massachusetts $65,450
Rhode Island $63,650
Nevada $62,570
Florida $61,470
Oregon $61,130
Virginia $60,880

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