Workforce Data
The Louisiana Physical Therapy Board began collecting workforce data through the Minimum Data Set (MD) Survey in 2021. For a full set of data, two renewal cycles were necessary as licensees renew their license every two years. The next data will be reported on 2023-2024.
Racial Percentage vs Louisiana Population (2021-2022)
| Race |
Louisiana Population |
PT |
PTA |
| White |
57.1% |
84.2% |
79.6% |
| Black or African American |
31.4% |
4.5% |
8.5% |
| Other |
9.0% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
| Asian |
1.9% |
4.6% |
2.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
0.7% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
0.1% |
0.0% |
| Hispanic, Latino or Spanish Origin |
NA |
1.5% |
2.7% |
| Prefer Not to Answer |
NA |
3.2% |
4.0% |
|
Gender (2021-2022)
| Female |
Male |
Prefer Not to Answer |
Other |
| 62.23% PT |
37.41% PT |
0.33% PT |
0.03% PT |
| 68% PTA |
31% PTA |
1.0% PTA |
0.0% PTA |
|
Primary Worksite (2021-2022)
| - |
PT |
PTA |
| Outpatient Clinic |
47.57% |
37.31% |
| Other |
13.29% |
25.8% |
| Home Care |
12.8% |
19.27% |
| Acute Care Hospital |
10.29% |
7.75% |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation |
5.07% |
4.67% |
| Pediatric Clinic (Non-School Based) |
1.73% |
1.6% |
| Academia |
1.4% |
0.19% |
| Non-Patient Care |
0.7% |
0.70% |
|
