Want to become a physiotherapist?

Are you thinking of becoming a physiotherapist? Find out if physiotherapist is the right job for you. Get answers to the following questions: What does a physiotherapist do? What personality traits do physiotherapists have? Will robots replace physiotherapists? How much does a physiotherapist earn and is it a job in high demand?

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What does a physiotherapist do?

As a physiotherapist, your activities consist of evaluating, planning, organising and participating in rehabilitation programmes. With the goal to increase patients' mobility, alleviate pain, increase strength and reduce or remove limitations as a result of illness or injury. As a physiotherapist, you can specialise and study to become a chiropractor. Where do physiotherapists work? A lot of physiotherapists work at physical therapy practices. But you could also work at hospitals, care institutions or as be self-employed.

 

What personality traits do physiotherapists have?

There are two characteristics many physiotherapists have in common. Physiotherapists are often highly inquisitive (score highly in the INVESTIGATIVE category) and human-oriented (score highly in the SOCIAL category). Do you have the same personality? Perhaps the profession of physiotherapist would suit you.

Curious which professions are characterised by the same two personality traits as physiotherapists? Go to the career choice profiles. Here you can find professions with the same profile. But you can also find professions with other characteristics. Which professions do you like and which professions don’t appeal?

 

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Will robots replace physiotherapists?

Many jobs will be replaced by robots. How robot-proof are physiotherapists? The chances of robotisation of a physiotherapist’s activities amount to 2%. This means that there is a LOW CHANCE that the tasks and activities performed by physiotherapists will be taken over by robots and smart software within the next 20 years.

 

Physiotherapist Vacancies and Salary

Want to find out what you can expect from your next career move as a physiotherapist? How much does a physiotherapist earn and is it a job in high demand? You can find out the average annual salary and current vacancies at Adzuna. Adzuna collects all the vacancies for physiotherapists in one place and has the largest collection of live salary data.

Want to find more jobs as a physiotherapist in other countries?

Go to Jooble for jobs as physiotherapist all over the world.

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