Healthcare Support

Physical Therapist Assistants

SOC 31-2021

Carry out the treatment plans physical therapists design.

Median pay

$68k

$60k to $79k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

19k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI displacement risk

Very low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

21/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

16th pct

More exposed than 16% of occupations · modeled estimate · 9th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

75/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Critical Thinking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.