2012-Physical Therapist Assistant-Program Trends
Western Technical College 400 Seventh Street La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608.785.9200 Physical Therapist Assistant Occupation Report April 27, 2012 Western Technical College District Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 1 Region Info Name: Western Technical College District Description: Western district counties County Areas: Buffalo, Wisconsin (55011), Crawford, Wisconsin (55023), Jackson, Wisconsin (55053), Juneau, Wisconsin (55057), La Crosse, Wisconsin (55063), Monroe, Wisconsin (55081), Trempealeau, Wisconsin (55121), Vernon, Wisconsin (55123) Selected Occupations Occupation Physical therapist assistants (SOC 31-2021) Education Level Associate's degree Executive Summary Basic Information 2013 Occupational Jobs 2017 Occupational Jobs Total Change Total % Change Openings 2011 Median Hourly Earnings 82 88 6 7.34% 11 $20.78 Occupational Change Summary Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 2 2013 Jobs Region Regional Total State Total National Total 82 1,449 73,144 2017 Change Jobs 88 1,519 80,079 6 70 6,935 % Change 7% 5% 9% 2011 Median Hourly Earnings $20.78 $21.61 $22.86 Openin gs 11 158 10,935 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 Top Industries for Selected Occupation NAICS Code 622110 621340 623110 930000 621610 621111 920000 Name General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists Nursing Care Facilities Local government Home Health Care Services Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) State government 2013 Jobs 40 2017 Jobs 44 4 % Change 10% 19 20 1 5% <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 ---- ---- <10 <10 -- -- <10 <10 -- -- Change Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 3 Data Sources and Calculations Industry Data In order to capture a complete picture of industry employment, EMSI basically combines covered employment data from Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) produced by the Department of Labor with total employment data in Regional Economic Information System (REIS) published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), augmented with County Business Patterns (CBP) and Nonemployer Statistics (NES) published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections are based on the latest available EMSI industry data, 15-year past local trends in each industry, growth rates in statewide and (where available) sub-state area industry projections published by individual state agencies, and (in part) growth rates in national projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State Data Sources This report uses state data from the following agencies: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of Workforce Information. Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 4
