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Physical Therapists
Helps people recover movement after injury, surgery or illness.
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Physical therapists test how a patient moves, design exercise and treatment plans, and coach patients through recovery. They work in clinics, hospitals, schools and with sports teams.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Statistics · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Physical Therapists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.