Eastern Virginia Medical School (Norfolk, VA)

Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Talk to their patients about their physical condition, Provide a massage, teaching patients how to use exercise techniques correctly, and Maintain patients records

Salary: The average salary for a physical therapist is $66,960 per year. This job is one of the most high paid jobs in the medical careers. Sometimes when people work as a physical therapist for 20 years they normally find another better paying job.

Education: In order to become a licensed physical therapist you'll have to pass the NPTE examination. You'll also need Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.

Demand for this profession: There is no need to have more Physical therapist because there's lots of them already. But normally when physical therapist have been working for over a decade they tend to find a job that pays more. In this case we will need more physical therapist.

Reflection: I think that i would love to be a physical therapist because you get to learn a lot about the body and you also have the opportunity to help others. I also have a really big interest about the anatomy of the body and this can really show you all the things that can happen to the patient's body.