Editing Physical therapy (section)

==Employment==
Physical therapy–related jobs in North America have shown rapid growth in recent years, but employment rates and average wages may vary significantly between different countries, states, provinces, or regions. A study from 2013 states that 56.4% of physical therapists were globally satisfied with their jobs.<ref name="Gupta">{{Cite journal| vauthors = Gupta N |year=2013|title=Predictors of job satisfaction among physiotherapy professionals|journal= Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy |volume=7 | issue = 3 |pages=146–151|doi=10.5958/j.0973-5674.7.3.082|id={{ProQuest|1464664057}}}}</ref> Salary, interest in work, and fulfillment in a job are important predictors of job satisfaction.<ref name="Gupta"/> In a Polish study, job burnout among the physical therapists was manifested by increased emotional exhaustion and decreased sense of personal achievement.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal | vauthors = Pustułka-Piwnik U, Ryn ZJ, Krzywoszański Ł, Stożek J | title = Burnout syndrome in physical therapists - demographic and organizational factors | journal = Medycyna Pracy | volume = 65 | issue = 4 | pages = 453–62 | date = 17 November 2014 | pmid = 25643484 | doi = 10.13075/mp.5893.00038 | doi-access = free }}</ref> [[Emotional exhaustion]] is significantly higher among physical therapists working with adults and employed in hospitals. Other factors that increased burnout include working in a hospital setting and having seniority from 15 to 19 years.<ref name="auto"/>

===United States===
According to the [[United States Department of Labor]]'s [[Bureau of Labor Statistics]], there were approximately 210,900 physical therapists employed in the United States in 2014, earning an average of $84,020 annually in 2015, or $40.40 per hour, with 34% growth in employment projected by 2024.<ref name="BLSPT">{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Physical-therapists.htm|title=Physical Therapists|date=17 December 2015|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics|work=Occupational Outlook Handbook|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reports that there were approximately 128,700 Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides employed in the United States in 2014, earning an average $42,980 annually, or $20.66 per hour, with 40% growth in employment projected by 2024. To meet their needs, many healthcare and physical therapy facilities hire "travel physical therapists", who work temporary assignments between 8 and 26 weeks for much higher wages; about $113,500 a year."<ref name="BLSPTA">{{cite web|url=http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Physical-therapist-assistants-and-aides.htm|title=Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides|date=17 December 2015|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics|work=Occupational Outlook Handbook|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> Bureau of Labor Statistics data on PTAs and techs can be difficult to decipher, due to their tendency to report data on these job fields collectively rather than separately. O-Net reports that in 2015, PTAs in the United States earned a median wage of $55,170 annually or $26.52 hourly and that Aides/Techs earned a median wage of $25,120 annually or $12.08 hourly in 2015.<ref name="ONETTech">{{cite web |year=2016–2017 |title=Summary Report for 31-2022.00 – Physical Therapist Aides |url=http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-2022.00 |access-date=4 April 2017 |publisher=O-Net Online}}</ref><ref name="ONETPTA">{{cite web|url=http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-2021.00|title=Summary Report for 31-2021.00 – Physical Therapist Assistants|year=2016–17|publisher=O-Net Online|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref> The American Physical Therapy Association reports vacancy rates for physical therapists as 11.2% in outpatient private practice, 10% in acute care settings, and 12.1% in skilled nursing facilities. The APTA also reports turnover rates for physical therapists as 10.7% in outpatient private practice, 11.9% in acute care settings, 27.6% in skilled nursing facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apta.org/WorkforceData/VacancyTurnoverRate/OutpatientPrivatePractice/|title=Physical Therapy Vacancy and Turnover Rates in Outpatient Private Practice|date=25 October 2010|website=www.apta.org|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611205712/http://www.apta.org/WorkforceData/VacancyTurnoverRate/OutpatientPrivatePractice/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apta.org/WorkforceData/VacancyTurnoverRate/AcuteCare/|title=Physical Therapy Vacancy and Turnover Rates in Acute Care Hospitals|date=16 December 2010|website=www.apta.org|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611205418/http://www.apta.org/WorkforceData/VacancyTurnoverRate/AcuteCare/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apta.org/WorkforceData/VacancyTurnoverRate/SNFs/|title=Physical Therapy Vacancy and Turnover Rates in Skilled Nursing Facilities|date=29 June 2011|website=www.apta.org|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611205717/http://www.apta.org/WorkforceData/VacancyTurnoverRate/SNFs/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Definitions and licensing requirements in the [[United States]] vary among jurisdictions, as each state has enacted its own [[physical therapy practice act]] defining the profession within its jurisdiction, but the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsbpt.org/Free-Resources/Regulatory-Resources/Model-Practice-Act|title = Model Practice Act &#124; FSBPT}}</ref> has also drafted a model definition to limit this variation. The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capteonline.org/|title=Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education|website=Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education}}</ref> (CAPTE) is responsible for accrediting [[physical therapy education]] curricula throughout the United States of America.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

=== United Kingdom ===
The title of Physiotherapist is a [[Professional qualifications in the United Kingdom|protected professional title]] in the United Kingdom. Anyone using this title must be registered with the [[Health and Care Professions Council|Health & Care Professions Council]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Getting on the Register {{!}}|url=https://www.hcpc-uk.org/registration/getting-on-the-register/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=www.hcpc-uk.org|language=en-GB}}</ref> (HCPC). Physiotherapists must complete the necessary qualifications, usually an undergraduate physiotherapy degree (at university or as an intern), a master rehabilitation degree, or a doctoral degree in physiotherapy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Routes into physiotherapy|url=https://www.csp.org.uk/careers-jobs/become-physiotherapist/routes-physiotherapy|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy|language=en}}</ref>  This is typically followed by supervised professional experience lasting two to three years. All professionals on the HCPC register must comply with continuing professional development  and can be audited for this evidence at intervals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Continuing professional development (CPD) {{!}}|url=https://www.hcpc-uk.org/cpd/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=www.hcpc-uk.org|language=en-GB}}</ref>