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Physical Therapist Aides: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Physical Therapist Aides, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDE (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDE | 2011 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What physical therapist aides earn, by state
Alaska has the highest state median for physical therapist aides ($55,760) and Louisiana the lowest ($22,460), across the 50 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $55,760 | $26.81 | 110 |
| Minnesota | $42,330 | $20.35 | 150 |
| Colorado | $41,970 | $20.18 | 360 |
| New Hampshire | $40,460 | $19.45 | 130 |
| Maine | $39,660 | $19.07 | 90 |
| Washington | $39,500 | $18.99 | 760 |
| District of Columbia | $38,950 | $18.72 | 30 |
| Montana | $38,950 | $18.73 | 110 |
| California | $38,330 | $18.43 | 7,330 |
| North Dakota | $37,680 | $18.11 | 120 |
| Massachusetts | $37,440 | $18.00 | 1,020 |
| Ohio | $37,220 | $17.89 | 760 |
| Wisconsin | $36,820 | $17.70 | 840 |
| Illinois | $36,650 | $17.62 | 680 |
| Oregon | $36,060 | $17.34 | 1,090 |
| Connecticut | $35,770 | $17.20 | 520 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,520 | $17.08 | 1,200 |
| Kentucky | $35,490 | $17.06 | 160 |
| New York | $35,380 | $17.01 | 4,950 |
| Arizona | $35,260 | $16.95 | 1,340 |
| Florida | $35,140 | $16.90 | 1,210 |
| Indiana | $35,100 | $16.88 | 860 |
| West Virginia | $34,840 | $16.75 | 170 |
| Maryland | $34,780 | $16.72 | 830 |
| North Carolina | $34,760 | $16.71 | 1,050 |
| New Jersey | $34,430 | $16.55 | 2,230 |
| Delaware | $34,060 | $16.38 | 300 |
| Hawaii | $33,810 | $16.25 | 60 |
| Virginia | $33,390 | $16.05 | 1,260 |
| South Carolina | $33,280 | $16.00 | 370 |
| New Mexico | $31,990 | $15.38 | 240 |
| Nevada | $31,970 | $15.37 | 900 |
| Texas | $31,590 | $15.19 | 5,710 |
| South Dakota | $31,330 | $15.06 | 70 |
| Rhode Island | $31,200 | $15.00 | 280 |
| Georgia | $30,550 | $14.69 | 1,200 |
| Wyoming | $30,470 | $14.65 | 240 |
| Tennessee | $30,320 | $14.58 | 710 |
| Arkansas | $29,450 | $14.16 | 160 |
| Michigan | $29,350 | $14.11 | 1,810 |
| Missouri | $29,250 | $14.06 | 750 |
| Utah | $29,150 | $14.02 | 1,130 |
| Iowa | $29,120 | $14.00 | 390 |
| Idaho | $28,660 | $13.78 | 540 |
| Nebraska | $28,080 | $13.50 | 670 |
| Oklahoma | $27,630 | $13.28 | 370 |
| Mississippi | $27,370 | $13.16 | 270 |
| Alabama | $27,290 | $13.12 | 750 |
| Kansas | $25,280 | $12.15 | 440 |
| Louisiana | $22,460 | $10.80 | 1,380 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).