physical therapist

Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Physical therapists (PTs) are highly-educated, licensed health care professionals who can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility - in many cases without expensive surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects.

Salary:84,020 USD

Education: Steps to Becoming a Physical Therapist

1. Earn a Bachelor's Degree in a Health-Related Field.

2. Complete a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree Program.

3. Meet Your State's Licensing Requirements.

4. Complete a Residency (Optional)                                            

5.  Obtain Board Certification (Optional)

Reflection: Do you think you would like to become one? Why? Why not?

I think that I wouldn't and I would want to be one because they pay good but it is like an additional 8 years of schooling after college.