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Jenna Arthur

Professor Hugetz

ENGL 1301-05

28 September 2020

Full Rough Draft of Review

Physical therapists are doctors who help improve tshemovement and pain management in

sick or injured patients. Specifically, some of the things they do are prepare treatment plans,

evaluate effetcs of treatments, measure patients strengths, and even work with the mobility of

amputees. They practice in hospitals, clinics, and schools, aiding in the rehabilitaion of ages

ranging from infants to elderly patients. This job is physically demanding, with hours usually

being full time, as hell as working overtime based on personal preference or the job’s

requirements. Physically therapists are paid fairly well, making an average of $43.00 per hour or

$89,440 per year.

Physical therapy is demanding physically for the therapist. It is required that the doctor

move according to the patient's needs, whether that be kneeling, crouching, standing, or lifting

the patient in order to make their rehabilitation sessions their most effective. Patients will vary in

mobility so the therapist will need to accommodate for them physically when needed. Heavy

equipment may also be included, which will require the doctor to need to be able to move and

operate it correctly. Though this job can be physically exhausting, it is a great job choice in the

Houston and Galveston areas with jobs available in each field. Many of the jobs available offer

positions that require different levels of physical capabilities from the doctor. Job availability in

this area allows doctors to apply for jobs based on preference and difficulty of their job.
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Physical therapists can choose a specialization, making the job more fitting to

themselves. Therapists work in many different fields available in the Houston and Galveston

areas. There are many different specialiaztion in physical therapy such as atheltic training,

gereaitric care, home health, outpatient clinics, and many others. They may also choose to work

with a sports team, in a hospital, or in a physician’s office. Being a physical therapist opens

doors to many other careers in rehabilitation or exercise science as well. Because this career is

usually a doctorate program, its studies cover many fields, allowing one to branch out to other

relative careers. Though salary ranges depending on a physical therapist’s specialization, it gives

the ability to figure out what suits you and what job position will satisfy your expectations and

needs.

Physical therapists are paid a decent salary. Salary in this profession varies quite a bit,

because if the large amount of jobs this industry has to offer. They make an average of $89,440

per year as of May 2019. The top paying industry for physical therapy is the nursing and

residential care facilities, making an average of $95,540 per year. The lowest annual median

wage in this industry is earned in physicians' offices, making $72,790 per year. Highly

experienced phyical therapists even make up to $139,080 per year. Most physical therapists work

full time and some even work evenings and weekends depending on their work environment or

facilitiy’s hours of service, making pay in this profession vary as well.

Physically therapy is a great, yet challenging and competitive field to work in. The salary

for physical therapists is great in the Houston and Galveston areas, making up to $95,540 a year

rehabilitating their patients. There are many options when it comes to deciding where, and what

demographic of people you would like to work with, as well as what kind of hours you find most
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appelaing. It can be physically demanding when caring for patients and moving heavy

machinery, but if you enjoy your career these things do not trouble you.
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Works Cited

Alvincollege.emsicc.com, alvincollege.emsicc.com/careers/physical-therapist?region=Houston-

The+Woodlands-Sugar+Land%2C+TX.

“Physical Therapists : Occupational Outlook Handbook.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1 Sept. 2020, www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physical-

therapists.htm.

Career Cornerstone Center: Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine,

www.careercornerstone.org/alliedhealth/pt/pt.htm.