[QUOTE who="Sarahdance in Los Angeles, California"]Gregg,
By all means go to DPT school. It is worth an extra 2 years of school. DPTs in Calif start at 78K and PTAs can't ever get higher than 48K because there is a cap. The hours are the same. You have more job opportunities and you can supervise aides. You will learn more and you'll have more pwer and more job satisfaction.
I have been a PTA for 16 years. I am 55 years old and seriously considering DPT school.
Good luck,
Sarah[/QUOTE]
False, there is no salary cap for PTAs in California. Perhaps a specific environment or clinic, but no legal caps. Job postings where I live (near Palm Springs) average about $60,000/yr for NEW GRADS. UCLA pays $75,000/yr for PTAs with 2 years of experience. My fellow PTA student knows a PTA near-by who makes $90,000.
Just didn't want qualified individuals in California to pass up the opportunity for PTA school because they believed that it pays that little.
(PTA Student of San Juan College, Farmington, NM hybrid-online program. California resident).
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