Physical Therapist Assistants
SOC Code: 31-2021
Physical Therapist Assistantss instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 91.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 91.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$65,510
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Job Growth
22.0%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Service Orientation
Common Tasks
- ✓Instruct, motivate, safeguard, and assist patients as they practice exercises or functional activities.
- ✓Document patient information, such as notes on their progress.
- ✓Observe patients during treatments to compile and evaluate data on their responses and progress and provide results to physical therapist in person or through progress notes.
- ✓Instruct patients in proper body mechanics and in ways to improve functional mobility, such as aquatic exercise.
- ✓Secure patients into or onto therapy equipment.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation