1. Physical Therapist Paige Plotzke April 27, 2011 3rd Hour Career Tech

2. Introduction Imagine going to work everyday and knowing that you are going to help someone. The feeling of being helpful to others and then thanking you. This is what I want to feel like. To do this, I will be a physical therapist. I got interested in this career because my aunt is a physical therapist and she told me about it, which made me want to become one. I will be researching the nature of work, working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings.

4. Examine the people and develop a treatment that will give them the ability to move, reduce pain, reduce function, and prevent disability.

5. Work with people so they don’t lose their ability to walk or other daily activities by developing programs that will help them.

6. Provide care for people that have problems from injuries, fractures, or other functional problems.

8. Indoor

9. Work in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and private offices.

10. Most work 40 hour weeks or whatever fits their patients’ schedules.

12. Biology, anatomy, chemistry

13. Medical classes

15. Rising

16. Find opening for this job anywhere.

18. Have a family

19. Have children

20. $72,790 average

22. Responsibilities-

23. Study mental processes and human behavior

24. Evaluate people’s behavior and how they can help them.

25. Working conditions-

26. Work indoors

27. Schools, offices, clinics

28. Training-

29. Doctoral degree required

30. Job outlook-

31. Grows as fast as the average job does

32. Earnings-

33. Medium wage $48,700 - $82,800

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