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Memphis, Tennessee

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Are you ready to take your career to new heights? At Concentra, you will be a vital member of our patient care team and play a crucial role in providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission is to improve the health of America's workforce, one patient at a time. Join us at Concentra and see how your clinical competency and compassion can make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients you serve.

Compassion and interpersonal skills come first in this position as hundreds of concerned patients will seek out your assistance to ease their pain each year. As a Concentra Physical Therapist Assistant, you will be personally rewarded as you assist your patients in conquering their injuries.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of a licensed Physical Therapist, performs client treatment programs and activities as prescribed and provide technical assistance regarding therapeutic programs, methods, and equipment, in accordance with Concentra Medical Centers Injury Process Management and philosophy of rehabilitation in occupational medicine.

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited Physical Therapist Assistant program
  • Licensure/registration (PTA) in the the state of jurisdiction
  • Additional Data
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Medical and prescription plans
  • Basic and enhanced dental and vision plans
  • Supplemental health benefits (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance)
  • LifeWorks employee assistance program
  • Company-funded HSA
  • Short-term disability
  • Pre-tax spending accounts (health care and dependent care FSA)
  • Training provided in our world-class occupational medicine process management model*
  • New hire learning program
  • Leadership development program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional On-demand Learning Modules*
  • Malpractice insurance*
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with employer match*
  • Competitive pay*
  • Colleague referral bonus program*
  • Colleague discount program*
  • Life insurance/disability
  • Pre-tax spending accounts
  • Relocation assistance (when applicable)
  • Commuter benefits
  • Identity theft services

Company-paid Long-term Disability

This job requires access to confidential and critical information, requiring ongoing discretion and secure information management.

Concentra is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination, and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including hiring, promotion and advancement, without regard to the following characteristics: race, color, national origin, religious beliefs, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local fair employment practice laws.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapyInjury managementPatient treatment

Physical Therapist Career Context

In Tennessee, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$85k (225 salary observations; 1,610 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,783 salary observations; 58,901 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Tennessee?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Tennessee vs national$85k median in Tennessee$94k nationally (−10%)225 state / 10,783 national salary observations
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Tennessee712 active21,909 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee Physical Therapist listings: 29% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 24% offer loan repayment738 active listings, Oct 2026
Concentrasilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index531 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top PTA Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

8 jobs · 5 employers
5
<$75k
1
$78k
1
$80k
1
$88k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

9 jobs · 5 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
2
5-6
6
7-8
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9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant

Center Well · Murfreesboro, Tennessee

$64k-$88k
#2

Physical Therapist Assistant

Phoenix Home Care and Hospice · Joplin, Missouri

$65k-$80k
#3

Physical Therapist Assistant

$25-$37.5/hr
#4

Outpatient Physical Therapist Assistant

$28-$36/hr
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Concentra

Hospitals and Health Care
Addison, Texas
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous paid time off (PTO)
Medical and prescription plans
Dental and vision plans
Supplemental health benefits
LifeWorks employee assistance program
Company-funded HSA
Short-term disability
Pre-tax spending accounts (FSA)

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.