Therapy Careers Top the List in Top 10 Jobs for 2012
See Occupational and Physical Therapy Career Facts and Other Aspirations Here
Earlier this year, American Traveler Allied was proud to recognize our affiliates on the best rehab hospitals list featured in U.S. News and World Report. The same widely read magazine has just released its Top 10 jobs for 2012, with results that give therapists in occupational and physical therapy jobs a glowing career outlook now, and in the years ahead.
Physical therapists topped the list at #8. PTs rank high with U.S. News & World Report and other media well versed in healthcare trends because they command a high physical therapist salary; they can also expect a near 40-percent increase in therapy jobs over the next several years—definitely something to celebrate in physical therapy jobs from coast to coast!
Physical Therapy Career Perks
These are just a few reasons to feel good about your current or future physical therapy job:
- A typical physical therapist salary is between $71,520 and 80K.
- Hourly wages for physical therapists average $35 per hour.
- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 27 percent growth through 2016 for PT jobs.
- Because some of the best career opportunities are in locations densely populated by seniors, top rated staffing agencies have no shortage in Florida and Arizona therapy jobs!
Occupational Therapists Love This List Too!
Occupational therapists ears must be burning too. They topped the magazine’s list as well, earning the #10 spot. The Labor Department predicts this allied health career will grow by a whopping 33.5 percent between 2010 and 2020. According to recruiting experts who provide occupational therapy salary information, demand for OTs is greatest in cities with populated work centers and parts of the country with retirees—this is particularly good news for travel therapists who follow opportunities in therapy jobs in all 50 U.S. states!
Occupational Therapy Career Perks
- Occupational therapist salaries are as high as $90,000 per year
- A travel therapist in an OT job enjoys an extremely competitive benefits package that increases annual income.
- A steep increase in elderly patients, requiring an OT’s care, puts the occupational therapist career in extremely high demand, spiking growth by 26% through 2018!
- Sunny therapy jobs in coveted spots for travel therapists are densely populated by the retirees who need them, helping everyone live life to its fullest!
American Traveler Allied Has Reserved a #1 Healthcare Employer with YOU in Mind
Our recruiters are standing by to help each and every qualified allied health professional land the ultimate therapy job; that means we work closely with candidates to align his or her talents with the most ideal healthcare employer—as well as carefully evaluate candidates’ personal preferences that help create a unique travel therapy lifestyle that includes luxury private housing, sign on bonuses and more! Call 1-800-617-0608 or apply online today to see if Top 10 jobs are on your horizon. We’ve got a #1 spot waiting just for you!
Footnote: Each year U.S. News & World Report offers its picks for "Best Jobs" based on professions that should hire abundantly over the next several years. See the Top 10 list by clicking the link.
