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Travel Physical Therapy Jobs in Texas

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    The PT Compact Advantage for Travelers

    Texas is one of the strongest states for travel PT, and the compact is a big reason. Texas has been a PT Compact member since 2019, so eligible compact clinicians may practice on a compact privilege, after the Texas Jurisprudence Assessment and a Compact Privilege Practice Location form, rather than waiting on a full license. Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin run deep outpatient, hospital, and skilled-nursing caseloads. And Texas publishes its own state PT projection, strong growth with over a thousand openings a year, so the demand signal is state-specific, not just national.

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    Texas PT Demand, by the Numbers

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    The outlook tiles here run on the national rail, BLS OEWS May 2025 wages with 2024-2034 projections, while the job and pay tiles track the current Texas listings.

    49 Physical Therapy contracts are open in Texas right now, with +10 added in the last 7 days and 14 already filled. Open postings have been live about 13 days on average.

    49
    Open Physical Therapy jobs
    13 days
    Median time active
    +10
    Added last 7 days
    11%
    Projected national PT growth, 2024-2034 · physical therapists (BLS)
    Why demand stays strong
    296,400
    Projected physical therapists employed nationally by 2034 (BLS)
    ~13,200/yr
    Projected national annual openings for physical therapists, 2024-2034
    267,200
    Physical therapists employed nationally (2024)

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

    Pay by city · PT · Texas

    Where PT Pay Lands in Each Texas Metro

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    Texas PT pay varies sharply among Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and smaller markets. Pair each posted weekly figure with the worksite's housing costs, facility type, commute time, and schedule.

    Highest weekly pay · Physical Therapy
    Quanah
    $2,601
    Del Rio
    $2,484
    Fort Worth
    $2,423
    Jacksonville
    $2,422
    Laredo
    $2,358
    Newton
    $2,343
    Navasota
    $2,322
    Dallas
    $2,309

    Texas rates need to be interpreted across a very large geography. A hospital or outpatient role in Houston or Dallas-Fort Worth operates differently from home-health or regional coverage around San Antonio and Austin. Compare patient mix, productivity, drive radius, and schedule beside the posted weekly package.

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

    Texas PT Credentials and the Compact

    The PT role covers evaluation and treatment of movement, pain, and function, with caseloads spanning orthopedic, neurologic, and post-surgical rehabilitation in clinics, hospitals, skilled nursing, and home health. The current entry pathway is a CAPTE-accredited DPT program and the NPTE, followed by a Texas license or an eligible compact privilege. Texas actively issues and accepts PT Compact privileges. Clinicians who meet the Compact's home-state and license requirements may obtain a Texas privilege rather than a separate Texas license, but Texas requires the Jurisprudence Assessment Module before an initial privilege application and a Compact Privilege Practice Location form.

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    What Travelers Ask About PT Work in Texas

    Where does licensure land in planning a Texas physical therapy contract?
    Texas participates fully in the PT Compact, which turns licensing into a purchase rather than an application for eligible travelers. In Texas, the board's endorsement route stays available as the slower alternative when the compact conditions are not met. For PT travelers, starting the Texas paperwork when contract conversations start protects the start date in Texas.
    Which Texas PT settings should I compare before accepting?
    Texas assignments span outpatient orthopedics, hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and home health across Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, and regional markets. Compare caseload mix, productivity, assistant support, documentation time, weekend coverage, and any home-health travel radius before choosing a contract.
    For a traveler weighing options, how do productivity and guaranteed hours affect a Texas PT offer?
    Across Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin, compare assistant support, practice setting, documentation time, travel radius, and evaluation volume with the posted total. Put home-health travel radius, documentation expectations, setting, and caseload beside the weekly amount when comparing Texas roles.
    Does Texas have state-specific PT demand data?
    Yes, and that's unusual here. Several states in this batch have no clean state-level PT projection, so the durable reads are the measured OEWS file and the national outlook, and Texas follows the same rule despite its size. The cards above carry the posted openings and pay, which is the read worth trusting over any summary.
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