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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1123 Physical Therapists

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
233,350 1.1 % $43.35 $90,170 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $29.87 $35.55 $43.00 $50.10 $59.97
Annual Wage (2) $62,120 $73,940 $89,440 $104,210 $124,740


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 85,290 8.92 $41.69 $86,720
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 55,840 1.00 $44.03 $91,590
Home Health Care Services 28,290 1.89 $46.58 $96,900
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 13,940 0.87 $45.49 $94,620
Offices of Physicians 12,480 0.47 $42.64 $88,700

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 85,290 8.92 $41.69 $86,720
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 8,640 3.26 $43.10 $89,640
Home Health Care Services 28,290 1.89 $46.58 $96,900
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 55,840 1.00 $44.03 $91,590
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 13,940 0.87 $45.49 $94,620

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Spectator Sports 40 0.03 $51.06 $106,210
Other Residential Care Facilities (8) (8) $50.06 $104,120
Child Day Care Services 400 0.04 $47.93 $99,700
Outpatient Care Centers 5,030 0.53 $46.86 $97,480
Home Health Care Services 28,290 1.89 $46.58 $96,900


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 21,730 1.25 0.79 $48.04 $99,920
New York 17,710 1.86 1.17 $43.69 $90,880
Texas 15,400 1.24 0.78 $43.09 $89,630
Florida 13,750 1.56 0.98 $41.39 $86,090
Pennsylvania 11,800 2.00 1.26 $42.52 $88,450




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 760 2.49 1.56 $38.95 $81,020
Montana 1,150 2.46 1.55 $39.48 $82,130
Delaware 1,070 2.36 1.49 $46.40 $96,520
Connecticut 3,930 2.36 1.49 $47.49 $98,780
Rhode Island 1,100 2.27 1.43 $41.13 $85,540




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 1,570 1.13 0.71 $52.19 $108,550
Alaska 640 2.02 1.27 $49.35 $102,650
California 21,730 1.25 0.79 $48.04 $99,920
New Jersey 7,860 1.92 1.21 $47.63 $99,060
Connecticut 3,930 2.36 1.49 $47.49 $98,780





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 17,790 1.84 1.16 $46.82 $97,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,780 1.41 0.89 $47.41 $98,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,440 1.81 1.14 $45.28 $94,180
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,650 2.02 1.27 $43.40 $90,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,560 1.93 1.22 $45.35 $94,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,680 1.28 0.81 $44.69 $92,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,610 1.45 0.91 $45.02 $93,650
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 4,020 2.03 1.28 $44.32 $92,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,000 1.51 0.95 $40.46 $84,160
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,820 1.89 1.19 $42.86 $89,150




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Punta Gorda, FL 230 4.83 3.04 $48.28 $100,420
Abilene, TX 280 4.26 2.68 $45.79 $95,230
Coeur d'Alene, ID 250 3.92 2.47 $41.03 $85,330
Gadsden, AL 140 3.82 2.40 $51.67 $107,460
Rochester, MN 420 3.57 2.25 $40.99 $85,260
Johnstown, PA 180 3.47 2.18 $37.23 $77,440
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 140 3.43 2.16 $43.07 $89,590
Homosassa Springs, FL 110 3.39 2.13 $42.52 $88,440
Corvallis, OR 120 3.34 2.10 $42.95 $89,330
Athens-Clarke County, GA 290 3.25 2.05 $38.25 $79,550




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Yuba City, CA 50 1.09 0.69 $55.94 $116,360
Bakersfield, CA 300 0.95 0.60 $55.83 $116,120
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 1,130 1.11 0.70 $54.78 $113,950
Great Falls, MT 80 2.30 1.45 $54.41 $113,180
Ames, IA 50 1.05 0.66 $54.32 $112,980
Ithaca, NY 80 1.62 1.02 $53.05 $110,340
Merced, CA 50 0.64 0.40 $52.90 $110,020
Victoria, TX 40 0.98 0.62 $52.88 $109,980
Visalia-Porterville, CA 180 1.13 0.71 $52.63 $109,470
California-Lexington Park, MD 30 0.70 0.44 $52.12 $108,400

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 580 1.48 0.93 $44.93 $93,450
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 520 2.00 1.26 $42.47 $88,350
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 510 1.84 1.16 $44.58 $92,740
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 500 2.49 1.57 $42.95 $89,330
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 440 3.18 2.00 $38.46 $79,990

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 440 3.18 2.00 $38.46 $79,990
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 340 3.16 1.99 $42.00 $87,360
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 100 2.94 1.85 $56.48 $117,470
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 220 2.92 1.84 $36.16 $75,210
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 190 2.70 1.70 $35.32 $73,470

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 100 2.94 1.85 $56.48 $117,470
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 140 1.76 1.11 $54.46 $113,280
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 80 0.83 0.52 $54.43 $113,220
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 1.15 0.72 $52.57 $109,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 300 1.83 1.15 $52.49 $109,180


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020