Physical Therapists
Also called:
Physical Therapist (PT), Staff Physical Therapist, Home Care Physical Therapist, Outpatient Physical Therapist
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Navy.
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy
Therapy
Physical Therapist
What they do:
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
On the job, you would:
- Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Business
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Analytical Thinking
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Advantage Software Physical Therapy Advantage
- Clinicient Insight
Action games
- Biometrics video game software
Accounting software
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master's degree or
doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$79,860
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Navy.
