Physical Therapist

Salary

• Low Salary - $52,000
• Median Salary - $74,000
• High Salary - $100,00

Job Prospects

• Job openings are projected to arise primarily from expansion demand. Population aging and longer life expectancy are expected to increase the demand for services from health related professionals, including physiotherapists.

Perks and Benefits

• When you work with patients who are disabled or in severe pain, you are rewarded by helping them return to a normal lifestyle. Success can be seen, although sometimes in small increments, day by day. In the best-case scenario, a person who sought your help can return to his normal life as a completely rehabilitated individual. If you are an person who enjoys helping others, nothing is more satisfying.

Important Skills

• Initiative, patience, sensitivity and tact
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Problem-solving skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to be encouraging, empathetic and firm
• Ability to establish a good relationship with patients and their families
• A genuine interest in the health and well being of patients
• Interest in anatomy and physiology
• Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively

Who Would This Appeal To?

• If you like working with people, want a physical job and are interested in the way the body moves and heals, then physiotherapy might just be for you.
• Depending on where you want to specialise, you can focus on areas such as sports, paediatrics, education and health promotion, recovery after major surgery or orthopaedics and trauma.

Required Education

• A university degree in physiotherapy and a period of supervised practical training are required. A licence or registration with a regulatory body is required to practice physiotherapy in all provinces. Completion of the Physiotherapy National Exam, administered by the Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulatory Boards, may be required.

Am I a Match?

• I am an 83% match!

Survey results

• Physical therapy is a "good match" for my interest type, my top subject area, as well as my top motivation factor