Healthy And Active Lifestyle's June 2014 | Page 4

Physical

Therapist

Physical therapists are medical specialists who specialize in helping patients both recover from and manage immobilities that result from injuries, illnesses, or surgeries. Physical therapy can be a very rewarding career with a great payout, as it involves improving the overall quality of life for patients, as well as an average pay of $76,000 a year in the U.S.The demand for physical therapists is expected to increase by 39% from 2010 to 2020, making it one of the 30 fastest-growing careers in the United States.

Qualifications: Getting a bachelors degree from a university in a science based program is the first step to becoming a Physical Therapist. The average GPA for students accepted to physical therapy programs in 2011-2012 was 3.52 Obtaining a post graduate professional degree. Obtain a license to practice Physical Therapy.

J o b T r e n d ' s

So Where Are Jobs Headed?

Due to the state of the economy and the world we live in today, theres no exact way of telling what jobs will be booming and what wont but economists have succeded in narrowing it down to specific sectors, today were going to focus on Physical Activity Based Jobs