Physical therapist
Discription of what my job is
What I do
I'd help patients that has any kind of problems with their body . It's a process in witch they come to the place and simply tell us what's been bothering them , or make an appointment ahead of time . if they had a really bad injury they come to us to help recover over a period of time.
What is a Therapist ?
Physical therapist is a dynamic profession with an established theoretical scientific base and widespread clinical applications in the restoration, maintenance, and promotion and optimal physical function. Also for more than 750,000 people everyday in the United States,'physical therapist provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, home health agency's , fitness faculties , and nursing homes.
The education you need:
Education is an important factor in becoming a physical Therapist. The job requires to have a doctoral degree, and in all states they need to be licensed. The graduate must take national and state exams to be licensed. This is something that people work hard for in order to get it at the end. The main educational degree you need Is a masters, however the masters degree must be from an accredited physical therapist education program.
The requirements:
Physical therapists are required to be good on their feet, so it's recommended to be in shape. They also have to be prepared with anything that happens. Having a good attitude through out the day is important so that so you can give off a great positive impression. You need to be familiar with the parts of the body really well so you can converse and inform your patient about anything that they may need to know.
Finances
Ususually physical therapist get paid pretty well, they get about $37 per hour , which means overal it would be $76,310
Locations
Usually work at little clinics or sometimes have their own office.
Statistics
Number of students that applied compared to how many are admitted are shown in this picture , for example in 2013 it shows that 90 people applied and only 43 got admitted, this shows that this is hard to get into.