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In your satisfying new career as a Physical Therapist, you can expect to work alongside chiropractors, physicians, and other physical therapists. You will be fulfilling job duties such as evaluating and recording patients' progress, creating treatment plans for patients and helping injured or ill people improve movement and manage their pain.

To become a physical therapist, you will need a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. This degree typically takes 3 years to complete, and most programs require a Bachelors degree for admission. In addition, you will need to complete specific prerequisites, such as courses in anatomy, biology, physiology, chemistry and physics. The education breakdown for Physical Therapists in the United States is as follows:

• 58% hold Bachelors degrees
• 17% hold Doctorate degrees
• 14% hold Masters degrees
• 6% hold Associate degrees

High School Diplomas, Licenses and Certificates make up the other 10.5% of Physical Therapists' education. Physical Therapists are also required to obtain Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist & Certified Nursing Assistant certifications.

Some qualities that a Physical Therapist should have include compassion, interpersonal skills, physical stamina and dexterity. After gaining some work experience, some Physical Therapists choose to become board-certified specialists. They can choose from certification in 8 different specialty areas, including orthopedics, sports and geriatric physical therapy. This certification includes passing an exam and either 2,000 hours of clinical work or completion of an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)-accredited residency program in the specialty area they have chosen.

The expected job growth for Physical Therapists is 22%, and the average salary for this specialty is over $75,000, which comes out to about $36 per hour.

Physical Therapists work in the following practice settings:

• clinics
• hospitals
• patients' homes
• nursing homes
• schools
• sports facilities

Some benefits of being a Physical Therapist include, but are not limited to, work-life balance, variety of work environments, entrepreneurial opportunities, high pay, and an in-demand career.

Find unique jobs and stand out among the other 480,000+ physical therapists in the US by advancing your career using the HealthCareMatch job board!