Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Physical therapist are highly-educated healthcare professionals. What they do is they help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility. Physical therapist don’t use surgery but they often reduce the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects.

Salary: Average $85,000

Education: To become a physical therapist you need a graduate degree from an accredited physical therapist program. That program will follow up into taking an exam.

Need for this profession: 36% growth from 2012-2022.