May 2020 data released recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported there being nearly 93,000 physical therapy (PT) assistants at work in the United States. About 17,000 physical therapy assistants worked in the five-state Great Lakes region of the country. BLS data shows a good amount of pay disparity in the region for PT assistant pay. The data indicates that about 60% of the region's PT assistants work in either Illinois or Ohio, two states where the average PT assistant annual mean wage exceeds the national average. Indeed, Ohio was a top 10 state for PT assistant annual mean wages. However, elsewhere in the region annual mean wages for PT assistants runs below the national average, particularly in Michigan and Wisconsin. A deeper look at BLS data from May 2020 reveals the following about physical therapy assistant pay in the Great Lakes region of the U.S.:
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| Physical Therapy Assistant Pay in the Great Lakes Region |
| State | # Employed | Annual Mean Wages | Wage Rank* |
| IL | 3,820 | $60,580 | 14th |
| IN | 2,090 | $58,330 | 22nd |
| MI | 3,100 | $54,240 | 37th |
| OH | 6.400 | $61,440 | 10th |
| WI | 1,620 | $52,930 | 41st |
| U.S. | 92,740 | $59,440 | ------- |
(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 29, 2021
Thе disparitiеs in PT assistant pay across thе Grеat Lakеs rеgion, as highlightеd by thе BLS data, paint a complеx picturе. Whilе Illinois and Ohio boast abovе-avеragе annual mеan wagеs, othеr statеs likе Michigan and Wisconsin lag bеhind. Thе concеntration of PT assistants in cеrtain statеs suggеsts a nееd for morе еquitablе compеnsation structurеs. A closеr еxamination of thеsе rеgional variations could sеrvе as a valuablе narrativе for policy considеrations. Explorе morе on this with a rеliablе Narrative essay writing service to articulatе thеsе nuancеs еffеctivеly.
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