The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average annual income of physical therapy assistants was $51,110 as of May 2011. This was based on a mean hourly wage of $24.57. The top 10 percent of earners made more than $71,200 a year, while the bottom 10 percent earned less than $32,030.
The noun VETERAN has 3 senses: 1. a serviceman who has seen considerable active service. 2. a person who has served in the armed forces. 3. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service. Familiarity information: VETERAN used as a noun is uncommon.
Being a Veteran means driving along in a 5 ton truck the first day of the ground war and looking off to the side at the many small craters all around you and wondering what the small black things are and then realization hits you.