Entry Level Jobs: Top 25 Metro Areas for PT Grads
If you're looking to begin an entry level job as a physical therapist, there are plenty of opportunities throughout the country.
AfterCollege recently released its list of the top 25 metro areas for physical therapists. The site compiled the list by looking at available entry level jobs on AfterCollege and jobs from more than 75 media and newspapers in order to find cities with the most employers.
Using sites like JustJobs.com, Salary.com, Apartments.com, and the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, AfterCollege considered a plethora of data - which it hopes will in turn help recent graduates find the perfect place to live and work - when creating the list.
The top metro area for physical therapists is Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, which has 233 employers with available entry level jobs for physical therapists. The area has an unemployment rate of 8.3 percent, but the average salary for a physical therapist is $72,546 per year.
The Baltimore, Md., area is second on the list, with 70 employers offering entry level physical therapy jobs. The area has an unemployment rate of about 8 percent, and the average salary for a physical therapist is $73,583.
Third on the list is the Cleveland, Ohio, area, with 50 employers offering entry level jobs for physical therapists. Although the area has an unemployment rate of 9.3 percent, the average salary for a physical therapist is $72,517.
The complete list of the top 25 metro areas for physical therapists includes:
- Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
- Baltimore, Md.
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Chicago, Ill.
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- Newark, N.J.
- San Francisco/Bay Area, Calif.
- Atlanta, Ga.
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston, Mass.
- Detroit, Mich.
- Columbus, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Austin, Texas
- Lehigh Valley Area, Pa.
- Inland Empire, Calif.
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Orange County, Calif.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Fort Meyers, Fla.
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