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Travel PTA Jobs in Texas

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Physical Therapy Assistant · Texas
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    The Texas PTA Compact Advantage

    Texas posts travel PTA work across four big metros, and the caseloads live where rehab happens: skilled nursing, subacute, outpatient clinics, and home health territories that sprawl with the geography. The role is running the treatment day a supervising PT plans, and Texas buildings schedule it briskly. With four metros to rotate through and living costs that vary sharply between them, the state rewards travelers who compare offers on the after-rent math.

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    Texas PTA Demand, Local and National

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    The core Texas numbers for PTA travelers: what is open, what it pays, and how the market frames it.

    22 Physical Therapy Assistant contracts are open in Texas right now, with +22 added in the last 7 days and 5 already filled. Open postings have been live about 6 days on average.

    22
    Open Physical Therapy Assistant jobs
    6 days
    Median time active
    +22
    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 · Texas

    Where PTA Pay Lands in Each Texas Metro

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    Texas PTA offers span large rehab departments, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing, and home-based services across major metros and regional markets. Check PT availability, treatment pace, documentation, scheduling ownership, commute, and travel radius.

    Highest weekly pay · Physical Therapy Assistant
    Fairfield
    $1,896
    Hamlin
    $1,705
    Pampa
    $1,669
    Dallas
    $1,650
    Knox City
    $1,644
    Goldthwaite
    $1,643
    Haskell
    $1,643
    Abilene
    $1,630

    Texas posts steady PTA work across all four big metros, weighted toward SNFs, outpatient clinics, and home health, the settings where assistants carry the daily treatment schedule under a PT's plan. Rates run a tier below PT for the same building, but the cost math works the same way: Austin stipends stretch less than San Antonio's for a similar weekly number. Medicare's treatment rules shape SNF caseloads here, so ask about productivity expectations up front. the posted metro figures track the current market, not last quarter's.

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

    Texas PTA Credentials and the Compact

    Texas physical therapist assistants practice under state board rules and the physical therapist plan of care. The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners is the primary licensing source. Eligible PTAs may also use the PT Compact, but the traveler should confirm home-state eligibility, the Texas privilege or jurisprudence steps, and the facility’s onboarding preference before relying on that route. Contract fit is shaped by supervision and productivity, not acute-care call language. Ask how commonly the supervising PT is available, who completes evaluations and reassessments, how changes to the plan of care are communicated, and whether the PTA floats between sites. For SNF, outpatient, school, or home-health work, get the daily visit or caseload target, documentation time, cancellation policy, mileage, and travel radius in writing. The national base runs to 111,500 physical therapist assistants (BLS, 2024).

    Related travel jobs: PT Assistant jobs in Tennessee, Physical Therapy jobs in Texas, and Occupational Therapy jobs in Texas.

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    What Travelers Ask About PTA Work in Texas

    What does credential readiness look like for PTA travelers in Texas?
    An eligible PTA license from another member state unlocks Texas through a compact privilege rather than fresh licensure. Purchase is per state; if your home state does not participate, endorsement into a Texas license is the fallback.
    How can travel radius change a home-health PTA assignment in Texas?
    Home-health radius in Texas is set by the agency's service map, not the state: contracts define the territory, drive time counts differently by employer, and metro assignments around Houston or Dallas keep tighter circles than rural coverage. The number to pin down before signing is the maximum one-way drive the agency expects.
    What should travelers know about the Texas PTA market?
    Each Texas listing posts its weekly pay up front. The employment, growth, and openings cards run on the national rail, the BLS 2024 to 2034 outlook for physical therapist assistants, about 22 percent growth with roughly 19,800 openings a year.Pay for Texas roles sits on the card, next to the facility name.
    How can workload and schedule change the fit of a Texas PTA contract?
    Caseload size, productivity targets, documentation support, and travel radius shape a Texas PTA week more than the posted rate does. A SNF schedule with heavy documentation reads very differently from an outpatient clinic at the same pay, so place those details beside the weekly figure when ranking offers.
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