When we were five, we were asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. The choices ranged from cowboy to princess. As we began to age, our choices started to mature as we thought about our lives. Now that we are in high school, we have to consider serious choices for our career. The two careers that have interested me are physical therapy and prosecuting law. These jobs are distinctively different in their salary, preparation, and working conditions.
When considering what career I wanted to pursue, one factor that lead me to these careers was the salary. The entry wage of a physical therapist is $30.49 an hour and can increase to $42.90 hourly (“Physical Therapist”). The entry wage of a prosecuting lawyer is $35.72 and the experienced wage in Pennsylvania is $81.90 (“Criminal Lawyer”). Although the salary of a physical therapist is much lower than that of a prosecuting lawyer, their exact salary depends on similar qualifications. The wage of a physical therapist can be based off of level of responsibility, employer and similar to the lawyer, experience. Both of these careers are profitable and large enough to live a substantial life.
The most severe difference between careers in law and physical therapy is the education and preparation needed to enter a job in these fields. To become a lawyer one must plan their career path out from the beginning of high school. High school students interested in law must consider courses in English, History, and Law and Government. Also, lawyers must apply to law school, but first it is required that they attend a four year college and earn a bachelors degree as well as take an aptitude test called the Law School Admission Test. Law school normally takes 3 years of full time study to complete...
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... that I have reached my freshman year in high school, it is time for me to make a decision about what career I’d like to have as an adult. I have narrowed down my choices to becoming a physical therapist and a prosecuting lawyer. Both of these careers differ in salary, preparation, and work environment. After carefully analyzing both of these career paths, I have decided that I would like to pursue a career in physical therapy, based on the less strenuous education and the ability to have a positive impact on others. Although this is the path that I believe best suits me now, after all, I’m only a freshman in high school.
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A physical therapist’s role in the recovering of people from injuries is to help rebuild strength and movement in the parts of their bodies that are hurt. Many people who suffer from accidents or become disabled through an illness seek a physical therapist. You might go see a physical therapist if you are an injured athlete looking for rehabilitation, if you are an elderly person to make daily life tasks easier, after surgery to help your recovery, or even from an impairing disease over the long-term. Physical therapy is no new practice; in fact it has been around since around 460 B.C. according to the National Archives and Records Administration. A physical therapist’s priority is to examine your current state of injury and make a treatment plan based off of that. There are many places you will find a practicing physical therapist. They may be found in hospitals, outpatient clinics, in sports, and nursing homes just to name a few. Physical therapists are important in the sports field especially, they help athletes to recover quicker and get them back in the game. According to APTA physical therapists are experiencing amazing employment conditions with just a 0.2% unemployment rate and the employment rate is expected to grow by 39% from 2010 to 2020. To become a physical therapist, one must graduate from an accredited education program and then pass a state-administered exam. A physical therapist may have assistant practicing under them who deliver their treatments to the patients under the supervision of the physical therapist.
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Entering my first year of college I didn’t have any idea of what I wanted to do. I still didn’t choose a major let alone a career. I was stuck in between wanting to make enough money that my family would be taken care of financially and choosing a career that I wouldn’t mind going in to work every day. The one thing that I was certain of was that I wanted to be able to help people in whatever I chose to do. After careful consideration and exploring the options available to me, I have come to the conclusion that I want to have a career in physical therapy. Physical therapy is the treatment of disease, injury or deformity through physical methods rather than through drugs or surgery.
My top career choice as it stands today, is to be a physical therapist. With my physical therapy degree, I hope not only to help patiences rehab their injuries, but I also want to work with athletes on and off the field to help them reach to their greatest potentials. Becoming a physical therapist is important to me, because I have always held their job in the highest regard. Around one year ago, I was enrolled in a health careers class in my high school called Diversified Health and Occupations. Part of the class’s curriculum was that students were required to complete two job shadows over the course of the semester. This was no problem for most students, as they were for the most part set on what career they wanted to go into in their respective
Physical therapy is a careers path that is extremely rewarding financially, which isn’t a surprise seeing that is in the medical field. A physical therapist can start out making seventy thousand dollars a year according to Bennet. One can also move up to making over one hundred thousand dollars a year very quickly, which isn’t an uncommon salary in the field. Many will get into this industry for the money and according to Robert Jamison who has researched the field of physical therapy and has written countless books on the medical field states, “because of the growing market demand, salaries for licensed physical therapist have increased in recent years.” (Jamison 26) Physical therapy has become one of the most popular career choices for young adults these days, which is why financially this career has become extremely rewarding. When an individual embarks on the journey to becoming a physical therapist they’ll be happy to know that all the hard work wasn’t in vein and they’ll be financially stable for the rest of their
From a young age I was interested in the medical field. As I became more exposed to the various options, I decided physical therapy was the right career for me. My experience has proved the field to be interesting and fun. I enjoy working with people and the versatility of therapy. There are many areas to specialize in and I look forward to learning which one is right for me. At the moment I am interested in pediatric acute care but I am also interested in sports and orthopedics. As I continue my studies, I look forward to learning about the different fields in which physical therapy will take me. My future views may change which physical therapy field I wish to pursue, but right now I look forward to learning as much as I can about physical therapy and helping others.
Although I know becoming a physical therapist is a long and difficult process, I know I can achieve this goal. Over the years, the curriculum for becoming a physical therapist has changed. Before, all you needed was a master's degree in order to become a physical therapist. However, now you need more. Physical therapists are now being required to have their doctorate degree. Surprisingly, any major can apply to DPT school; it does not just limit Kinesiology. The steps in becoming a physical therapist are;
Since I now have researched all of the important facts about what it takes to become a physical therapist, the pro’s and con’s, information about current trends like the new health care laws, and learned about where the field is at today, I can now make a more informed decision about this career choice. At this time in my life I’m not prepared to take on the requirements that are needed to get into the DPT program. I am still interested in the field and since I can get a bachelors degree in any field to start the requirements for the program I may still consider this occupation as a career choice and pursue this more in the future. I do enjoy helping people and working hands and have always been interested in the health care field so this will be a great option that I’m now more informed about. 13