| Activities | Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury. |
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| Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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| Median Income | $66,200 per year in 2006 |
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| Work Context & Conditions | Physical therapists practice in hospitals, clinics, and private offices that have specially equipped facilities, or they treat patients in hospital rooms, homes, or schools. |
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| Minimum Education Requirements | Master's Degree
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| Skills | Learning Strategies, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Writing, Service Orientation, Time Management, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Science |
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| Abilities | Oral Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Written Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression, Oral Comprehension |
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| Interviews | Matthew Scherer |
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