Physical Therapist Assistant Home Care
Compensation
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Job Description
Responsibilities
Assists in providing skilled physical therapy treatment to patients/clients with a wide range of diagnoses and disabilities in a home care environment. Provides optimal patient rehabilitation and ensures quality of care.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduate from a Physical Therapist Assistant program
Licensure/Registration/Certification
- BLS
- Alabama Physical Therapist Assistant license*
- Active Unrestricted Class D U.S. driver’s license
Desired Qualifications
Post associate degree college credit
Desired Licensure/Registration/Certification
Alabama Physical Therapist Assistant license with clinical specialty
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Physical Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Alabama index 88.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Alabama | 256 active | 22,005 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Alabama physical therapist listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 26% offer loan repayment261 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,905 in the last 30 days | 4,366 the 30 days before (+81%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Physical Therapy pay trend | +1.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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