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Physical Therapists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1123
1.7% AI Exposure — Medium
$102,760
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
16,900
Proj. Annual Openings
267,330
Employment (OEWS 2025)
98/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure1.7%
AI Resiliency98/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Top Skills
1.Reading Comprehension
2.Active Listening
3.Speaking
4.Critical Thinking
5.Social Perceptiveness
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
Common titles: Acute Care PT (Acute Care Physical Therapist), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Home Care Physical Therapist (Home Care PT), Inpatient Physical Therapist (Inpatient PT), Outpatient Physical Therapist (Outpatient PT), Pediatric Physical Therapist (Pediatric PT)
Representative Tasks
- •Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
- •Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
- •Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
- •Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
- •Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Record patient medical histories.
- •Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- •Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- •Develop medical treatment plans.
- •Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
Tools & Technologies
eClinicalWorks EHR software · hotMEDITECH software · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Word · hotBiometrics video game softwareClinicient InsightExercise routine creation softwareMedical procedure coding software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
2.6%
Avg AI Exposure
14
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 93% Bright |
| Median Salary | $102,760 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 98/100 | N/A |