College Information about Becoming a PTA

I actually learned about the job of "Physical Therapy Assistant" when I broke my arm. After having my arm in a cast for six weeks I was required by the hospital to see a Physical Therapy Assistant before my treatment was considered completed.



At this point in my life I was employed in a production facility manufacturing pasta. A personable guy, my physical therapy assistant and I began talking about various careers. I told him I dislike my job but like the money and benefits. He told me to look at other career choices and possibly go back to school.



I told him I did not want to go to school for six years which it would have taken to get a regular four-year degree. He asked me if I got along with people which I answered affirmatively. Now came the question I had not seen coming "why not become a physical therapy assistant".I reiterated my complaint about how long it would take to get a four-year degree to which he replied "you can become a Physical Therapy Assistant with a two-year degree".



That day became a real eye-opener. I disliked my job quite a bit and as I said really only like the money. This became a new possibility for my future. The information began to take root. Of course right after that the economy tanked and I lost my job.



It seems like fate stepped in and gave me a push. I began researching the career of Physical Therapy Assistant.



This website is a result of the culling of a tremendous amount of information that I gathered in my "off time" a.k.a. being laid off.



If I hadn't set this task for myself I probably would've gone crazy. I went from working seven-day weeks to not working at all.



After a couple of weeks of looking at what type of jobs were out there, I quickly came to the conclusion that I needed another field to work in.



I actually saw ads in Craig's list for jobs ranging from assistant store manager to front desk at a gym requiring and associate degree, yet paying between eight and nine dollars an hour!



It seems the associate degree is the new high school diploma! At the time of physical therapy assistant started at $21 an hour! The guy I had a conversation with was making much more than that in less than five years.



Fact is you will find no better return on investment than the physical therapy assistant career.



With an aging population there will be no lack of demand for the services of a Physical Therapy Assistant.



Lets face it, you will find no better career choice after only putting two years of college than the Physical Therapy Assistant.



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