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Physiotherapists

Physiotherapists plan and apply massage, promote and encourage movement and exercise, use hydrotherapy, electro-therapy and other technological equipment in the treatment of a wide range of injuries, diseases and disabilities in order to assist rehabilitation by developing and restoring body systems.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 16,352
£ 32,338
£ 46,143

New workers start around £16,352. Normal pay is £32,338 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £46,143.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 50,278 vacancies for this type of job

3.29%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

    Hard Skills

    Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

    Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

    • Physical Therapy

    • Rehabilitation

    • Orthopedics

    • Human Musculoskeletal System

    • Pulmonology

    • Clinical Reasoning

    • Neurology

    • Auditing

    • Service Development

    • Treatment Planning

    Soft Skills

    Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

    Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

    • Communications

    • Management

    • Teaching

    • Leadership

    • Research

    • Presentations

    • Writing

    • Customer Service

    • Enthusiasm

    • Time Management

    How do I get a job like this?

    People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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