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	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	Rehabilitation Counselors	Exercise Physiologists	Orthotists and Prosthetists	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
SUMMARY	3% Minimal Risk	13% Minimal Risk	12% Minimal Risk	12% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	8.0/10	5.4/10	6.6/10	7.5/10	7.7/10
POLLING	27% (Low Risk, Based on 37 votes)	32% (Low Risk, Based on 18 votes)	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 25 votes)	31% (Low Risk, Based on 40 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 15 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	2.5%	1.4%	9.5%	13.3%	17.3%
WAGES	The median wage for this occupation is currently unknown	$46,110 or $22.17 per hour	$58,160 or $27.96 per hour	$78,310 or $37.65 per hour	$105,620 or $50.77 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	315,360	88,930	8,110	9,930	229,720
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DESCRIPTION	Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.	Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, aging, or the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational counseling, training, and job placement.	Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.	Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.	Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

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