Physical Therapy Jobs Not Paying Enough?

Despite the fact that physical therapy jobs areeffective plan to target this medical job field.
expected to rise by 27% over the next tenIn the Fall of 2002 I graduated from the
years ( employers say they’ll have a hardUniversity of Florida with 2 degrees:
time staffing healthcare openings and retainingTelecommunications and Political Science. I have
physical therapy healthcare careers.been involved in newspaper writing, radio disc
According to the two most important reasons forjockeying, public relations, radio news reporting,
leaving a job were "desire to pursue a differentweb-based news reporting and finally TV news
area of physical therapy" and "insufficient salaryreporting.
to meet financial needs."As a television news reporter, under the name
According to the bureau of Labor Statistics, thisShay Andersen, I was recognized by the Society
physical therapy jobs problem may be hamperedof Professional Journalists for “Best Coverage
by “…the proposed Federal legislationof Minorities” in the Lima, OH community. I
imposing limits on reimbursement for therapywon first place beating out other reporters in
services [this may] affect the short-term jobmajor markets such as Cincinnati, Columbus and
outlook for physical therapists.”Cleveland. In addition, I have been recognized by
Employers say to combat these problemsthe Associated Press for “Best Spot
they’ll have to come up with variousNews” coverage of the 2006 Ice Storm that
strategies to retain their staff.brought the entire community of Lima, OH to a
Indications are that they’ll have to do morestandstill.
research and testing to come up with an