Arrowroot or arrowroot starch is a powdery product extracted from the roots of the arrowroot plant Maranta arundinaceae. The arrowroot plant is native to South America. It is a small, perennial herb with broad, flat, ovate-shaped leaves and grows to a height of 3 to 5 feet. The root is underground and is a small, cylindrical-shaped, cream-white/light red tuber, covered with thin surface scales. They contain about 23% starch.
Physical therapist assistants made a median salary of $54,410 in 2014. They were compensated the best in the metropolitan areas of Brownsville, Texas; Lakeland, Florida; and Modesto, California.
Quick Facts. In 2014, physical therapist assistants earned a median annual salary of $54,410 or $26.16 hourly. Approximately 71,000 people worked in this occupation in 2012. Most work in physical therapists' offices or hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Hours are typically full time and often include evenings and weekends.