Physical Therapists

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:

• 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.
• Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
• Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.

Education

• doctoral degree
• master's degree

Business

• customer service
• management

Health

• therapy and counseling
• medicine and dentistry

Math and Science

• psychology
• biology

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Basic Skills

• listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
• reading work related information

Social

• looking for ways to help people
• understanding people's reactions

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

• Concern for Others
• Integrity
• Dependability
• Social Orientation
• Cooperation
• Self Control

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

Hand and Finger Use

• keep your arm or hand steady
• put together small parts with your fingers

Attention

• pay attention to something without being distracted