Professional Outlook

Job Outlook

Physical therapists work in private practice, outpatient rehabilitation centers, schools, hospitals, home health care services and nursing care facilities. Employment of physical therapists is expected to grow by 15 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The increasing older adult population will drive growth, as will changes to restrictions on the reimbursement of physical therapy services. Recent changes to health care and insurance regulations are expected to generate millions of new patients seeking physical therapy. Studies by both the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago and the Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal show physical therapists achieve some of the highest levels of job satisfaction in the country.

Physical therapists report the second-highest levels of job satisfaction in the country, according to the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center.

Physical Therapy Employment Resources

• APTA Job Search
• Therapy jobs.com
• North Carolina Physical Therapy Association
• Explore Health Care
• PT jobs.com

The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Elon University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomic Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 336-278-6400 or email dpteprogram@elon.edu.