Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director; Attending Physician; Medical Director; Physiatrist
see titles from the Air Force or Army.
Occupational Medicine; Occupational Therapist; Orthopedic Surgeon; Orthopedic Surgeon, Hand Surgery; Orthopedic Surgeon, Oncology; Orthopedic Surgeon, Replacement Arthroplasty; Orthopedic Surgeon, Spine Surgery; Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine; Orthopedic Surgeon, Traumatology; Physical Medicine Physician
Medical Specialist Corps Officer; Occupational Medicine Officer; Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapy Specialist; Orthopedic Surgeon; Physiatrist; Physical Therapy; Physical Therapy Specialist
What they do:
Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
On the job, you would:
- Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
- Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
- Assess characteristics of patients' pain such as intensity, location, or duration using standardized clinical measures.
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Math and Science
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
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
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Persistence
- Self Control
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Biodex Medical Systems Biodex Concussion Manager
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
Electronic mail software
Word processing software
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doctoral degree or
post-doctoral training
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$200,890
$60,280
$208,000+
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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 or Army.
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