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Physical Therapist Jobs

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Salary + Job Growth
On average, Physical Therapists make around $91,642 per year, which averages out to around $44 per hour. Remember, however, that this will vary based on your location, skill set, and years of experience. You do have the option of pursuing a job in a state that pays a higher average salary, and with that being said, the states that pay the highest Physical Therapist salaries, on average, are as follows (in ascending order): New York, Washington, Alaska, Massachusetts, and Nevada. The salaries in these states range from $93,784, in New York, to $104,058, in Nevada. This profession is expected to grow by 21% by the year 2030.

Benefits
Some benefits you can enjoy as a Physical Therapist include working in different settings, being in high demand, having a work-life balance, specializing in different areas, receiving above-average compensation, and being able to open your own practice.

Skills
In this profession, you should possess skills such as stamina, compassion, dexterity, attention to detail, time management, problem-solving, interpersonal skills, and communication skills.

Job Duties
As a Physical Therapist, your job will consist of diagnosing patients’ movement dysfunction and creating a treatment plan to alleviate their ailments. This includes teaching patients how to use exercise techniques, providing stimulation to promote healing, assisting patients with the use of equipment, such as walkers or wheelchairs, outlining goals for patients and the expected outcomes of the treatment plan, and recording progress and modifying the treatment plan as needed.

Work Environment
Physical Therapists may work in private practices, hospitals, schools, sports facilities, outpatient clinics, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, or workplace environments.

Education
Completing medical school in order to become a healthcare provider can be strenuous, but even so, you may decide that you’re interested in pursuing CEU, or Continuing Education Units. There are specialty-focused organizations and directory-like websites that can assist you in finding CEU resources. These resources may include seminars, courses, workshops, community service, or research. Some places you can expect to find CEU resources are as follows: physicaltherapy.com, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), HomeCEU, ptcourses.com, Great Lakes Seminars, Elite Learning, and Wild Iris Medical Education.

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