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Industries with Fastest Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides Salary Growth

These industries raised Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

28
Industries with Growth
+52.5%
Highest Growth
+21.2%
Average Growth
3
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 28 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $39,740 $60,610 +$20,870 +52.5%
2 Management of Companies and Enterprises $49,380 $71,810 +$22,430 +45.4%
3 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $45,020 $63,330 +$18,310 +40.7%
4 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $45,840 $62,400 +$16,560 +36.1%
5 Educational Services $51,050 $63,950 +$12,900 +25.3%
6 Individual and Family Services $50,780 $62,620 +$11,840 +23.3%
7 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $48,150 $59,110 +$10,960 +22.8%
8 Home Health Care Services $62,990 $77,050 +$14,060 +22.3%
9 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $50,910 $62,270 +$11,360 +22.3%
10 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $44,570 $54,480 +$9,910 +22.2%
11 Educational Support Services $58,190 $70,480 +$12,290 +21.1%
12 Hospitals $50,200 $60,530 +$10,330 +20.6%
13 Temporary Help Services $60,490 $72,060 +$11,570 +19.1%
14 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $51,510 $61,320 +$9,810 +19.0%
15 Employment Services $60,860 $71,760 +$10,900 +17.9%
16 Social Assistance $51,220 $60,310 +$9,090 +17.7%
17 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $64,170 $74,980 +$10,810 +16.8%
18 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $49,190 $57,450 +$8,260 +16.8%
19 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $64,530 $75,340 +$10,810 +16.8%
20 Offices of Physicians $42,990 $50,070 +$7,080 +16.5%
21 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $49,260 $57,330 +$8,070 +16.4%
22 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $63,390 $73,300 +$9,910 +15.6%
23 Ambulatory Health Care Services $51,430 $59,410 +$7,980 +15.5%
24 Administrative and Support Services $60,380 $69,090 +$8,710 +14.4%
25 Elementary and Secondary Schools $50,840 $57,470 +$6,630 +13.0%
26 Outpatient Care Centers $56,540 $63,660 +$7,120 +12.6%
27 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $57,080 $61,120 +$4,040 +7.1%
28 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $61,160 $63,470 +$2,310 +3.8%

3 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Offices of Chiropractors $47,680 $43,520 -$4,160 -8.7%
2 Other Residential Care Facilities $56,120 $51,620 -$4,500 -8.0%
3 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $48,590 $48,480 -$110 -0.2%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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