1. PEDIATRICS/SCHOOL
Carly Miller

2. Objectives
•What percent of PTA’s nationally/regionally
work in pediatrics and school settings
•What is the salary range for PTA’s working in
pediatrics
•What types of diagnosis and treatments will
be seen and used
•Is there any need for advanced skill, training
or recognition to continue working

3. Pediatrics
Pediatrics is defined as: The branch of medicine
concerned with the development, care, and diseases
of babies and children
As a PTA you can work in school systems with children
to help them be able to do everyday activities

4. Employment
According to the American Physical Therapy
Association only 1.4% of PTA’s work in school
settings
The job outlook is pretty high for a PTA in a
pediatric setting, especially in rural or more
southern states

5. •According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor in 2006
the average salary of a PTA working in
pediatrics was $41,360
•Salaries vary by how many years of
experience you have and how much more
continuing education you have obtained
Salary

6. Salary
Salary ranges in surrounding states:
South Dakota
•$29,120--$55,000
Minnesota
•$37,440--$47,840
Nebraska
•$29,120--$55,000
Iowa
•$31,200--$45,760

7. Pediatrics/School Pictures

8. •When working in a pediatric or school setting
practitioners will see patients ranging in age from
birth to eighteen years old
Diagnosis commonly seen:
•Fractures
•Spinal issues
•Brian injury
•Cardiac diseases
•Muscular diseases
Diagnosis and Treatments

9. Diagnosis and Treatments
Intensive Pediatric Physical Therapy Video
Diagnosis vary as much with children as they do
with adults.

10. Advanced Training
•After you have obtained a Physical Therapist
Assistant degree and are licensed you can work in
any setting you desire.
•Every state has their own laws on continuing
education
•Most states require a certain number of hours per
year of continuing education
•It is recommended and would give you more
opportunities to continue education in pediatrics

11. References
•http://www.google.com/images
•http://www.apta.org
•http://www.ehow.com/facts_5687068_job-pediatric-
physical-therapist-assistant.html
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHLjHx5GMB8&featu
re=related
•http://www.apta.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
•http://www.ihiretherapy.com/Site_Map.asp?title=PTA&t
ype=salary
•http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pediatric