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    Outpatient to SNF: Missouri PTA Work

    Missouri's travel PTA market runs through St. Louis and Kansas City skilled nursing, subacute, and outpatient buildings, with Springfield adding smaller-market work. The role is treatment delivery on a PT's plan of care, and buildings here schedule it steadily rather than in bursts. Low living costs are the quiet advantage: a Missouri weekly that looks modest on paper commonly banks better than a bigger number in a costlier state.

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    Missouri PTA Demand, Local and National

    Updated today

    Tiles above track PTA postings and posted pay in Missouri against the state's employment backdrop.

    7 Physical Therapy Assistant contracts are open in Missouri right now, with +2 added in the last 7 days and 3 already filled. Open postings have been live about 34 days on average.

    7
    Open Physical Therapy Assistant jobs
    34 days
    Median time active
    +2
    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 · Missouri

    Where PTA Pay Lands in Each Missouri Metro

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    A Missouri PTA weekly total reflects site staffing need, local living costs baked into stipends, and the setting and caseload.

    Highest weekly pay · Physical Therapy Assistant
    St Charles
    $1,981
    Potosi
    $1,703
    Harrisonville
    $1,696
    Humansville
    $1,695
    Rolla
    $1,558
    St Joseph
    $1,503
    Butler
    $1,378

    Missouri posts PTA work across St. Louis and Kansas City SNFs, subacute units, and outpatient clinics, with Springfield filling in. Both metros run housing well below the national average, so a modest stipend still leaves room, and the after-rent math is where Missouri competes. Rates track below PT at the same sites, and skilled nursing carries much of the market, so productivity expectations deserve a direct question. The per-metro figures update with the posted market.

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

    Missouri PTA Credentials and the Compact

    The national outlook is strong, BLS puts physical therapist assistant growth at 22% from 2024 to 2034, much faster than average, and Missouri's two metros, St. Louis and Kansas City, carry the bulk of the outpatient, hospital, and inpatient-rehab caseloads a PTA works. Under a supervising physical therapist, the assistant delivers the hands-on treatment: exercise, gait and balance work, and modalities from the plan of care. Missouri participates in the PT Compact and its privileges cover PTAs, so a member home-state license can carry you in on a privilege, after the Missouri jurisprudence exam, rather than a fresh license. Entry is a CAPTE-accredited PTA associate degree plus the NPTE. Missouri's PTA employment trends are posted on O*NET; the national outlook for the occupation is 22% growth for 2024-2034 (BLS).

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    What Travelers Ask About PTA Work in Missouri

    What does state authorization involve for a Missouri PTA contract?
    The compact route is open for PTAs here: Missouri is an active member state and honors purchased privileges. For PTA work in Missouri, the privilege attaches to your home-state PTA license, which must come from an active member state and remain in good standing. Bring it up on the first Missouri call and the step never becomes a surprise.
    What should be in writing about PT oversight before a Missouri PTA start?
    A strong Missouri fit depends on productivity target, documentation support, travel radius, and supervision model. Ask the hiring manager to confirm how those responsibilities are divided on the actual shift. In Missouri, for PTA work in Missouri, the Missouri listings on this page carry posted weekly pay, so comparing starts immediately.
    Where is Missouri PTA demand concentrated?
    The national outlook is strong, BLS puts physical therapist assistant growth at 22% from 2024 to 2034, much faster than average, and Missouri's two metros, St. Across Missouri listings, for PTA work in Missouri, on this page the Missouri cards print pay and distance together for a direct read.
    How should I rank active Missouri PTA contracts?
    BLS places the national PTA median at posted weekly rates as of May 2024, and home healthcare leads the industries BLS lists at a posted weekly rates median, so a Missouri home health territory can price above a clinic role in the same city. Look beyond the headline rate and compare caseload, productivity target, documentation support, and travel radius.