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    Chicago Anchors the Illinois PTA Map

    Chicago carries most of Illinois travel PTA volume through its skilled nursing and subacute network, where assistant caseloads run dense and the treatment day moves fast. Downstate buildings post quieter contracts in far cheaper markets. Either way the work is delivering the plan a PT writes, and the city-versus-downstate choice is really a choice about pace, cost, and how full a schedule you want.

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    Illinois PTA Demand, Local and National

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    Both outlook boxes here run on one rail now, the national 2024-2034 series with BLS OEWS May 2025 wages, while the Illinois job and pay tiles read from this page.

    3 Physical Therapy Assistant contracts are open in Illinois right now and 1 already filled. Open postings have been live about 24 days on average.

    3
    Open Physical Therapy Assistant jobs
    24 days
    Median time active
    +0
    Added last 7 days
    22%
    Projected national PTA growth, 2024-2034 · physical therapist assistants (BLS)
    Why demand stays strong
    111,500
    Physical therapist assistants employed nationally, 2024 (BLS)
    ~19,800/yr
    Projected national annual openings, physical therapist assistants (BLS, 2024-2034)
    Required
    State license or certification · physical therapist assistants

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · PTA · Illinois

    Where PTA Pay Lands in Each Illinois Metro

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    Illinois PTA rates should separate Chicago health-system roles from Springfield, Peoria, and downstate teams. Compare supervision workflow, specialty caseload, documentation, parking, commute, weekend rotation, backup coverage, and travel among locations.

    Highest weekly pay · Physical Therapy Assistant
    Peru
    $1,979
    Jerseyville
    $1,852
    Savoy
    $1,650

    Illinois PTA contracts concentrate in Chicago's SNFs, subacute units, and suburban outpatient clinics, with downstate hospitals adding cheaper-market work. City stipends are sized for Chicago rents; Springfield and Peoria totals run smaller against much lower costs. Rates hold a tier below PT for the same buildings, and subacute caseloads in the metro can run dense, so ask about daily treatment counts. The city-versus-downstate spread makes the per-metro figures here the number that matters.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Illinois PTA Licensing, Explained

    Illinois isn't currently issuing or accepting PT Compact privileges, so a privilege, which elsewhere would cover physical therapist assistants, isn't a route here; a traveler needs the full Illinois physical therapist assistant license, and because the state's status can change, it's worth confirming before you rely on either path. The role is hands-on: under a supervising physical therapist, a PTA runs the exercise, gait training, and modalities in the plan of care, across Chicago's academic medical centers and health systems and the downstate hospitals in Springfield and Peoria. Entry is a CAPTE-accredited PTA associate degree and the NPTE.

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    What Travelers Ask About PTA Work in Illinois

    Where does the license timeline land in planning an Illinois PTA contract?
    Illinois licenses PTAs directly; the PT Compact does not apply in this state. In Illinois, endorsement through the board, license verification, and processing time form the sequence. Filing early keeps the Illinois credential step off the contract's critical path on Illinois contracts.
    For a traveler weighing options, which caseload and productivity expectations matter for Illinois PTA contracts?
    Chicago-area assignments include hospital, outpatient, and academic-rehab work, while Springfield, Peoria, and regional systems add skilled-nursing and home-health coverage. Review supervision, productivity, documentation, and travel expectations. In Illinois, on the PTA side in Illinois, on this page the Illinois cards print pay and distance together for a direct read.
    For a traveler weighing options, which regions account for most Illinois PTA opportunities?
    Illinois isn't currently issuing or accepting PT Compact privileges, so a privilege, which elsewhere would cover physical therapist assistants, isn't a route here; a traveler needs the full Illinois physical therapist assistant license, and because the state's status can change, it's worth confirming before you rely on either path.
    For a traveler weighing options, which contract terms matter most when comparing Illinois PTA offers?
    The academic medical centers, health systems, and outpatient networks there run the inpatient and outpatient rehab, while downstate hospitals in Springfield and Peoria add outpatient, skilled-nursing, and home-health work. The current listing shows the rate; the contract decision depends on caseload, productivity target, documentation support, and travel radius. Get those terms in writing.