Editing Physical therapy (section)

===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}}