Typical Tasks
Administer manual exercises, massage, or traction to help relieve pain, increase patient strength, or decrease or prevent deformity or crippling.
Administer treatment involving application of physical agents, using equipment, moist packs, ultraviolet or infrared lamps, or ultrasound machines.
Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.
Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
A day in the life
What kind of work is this?
Social
Working with people
Investigative
Studying, Research based work
Realistic
Practical, Physical Work
What personality traits do you need to succeed?
Integrity
Concern for Others
Social Orientation
Dependability
Cooperation
Self-Control
What key skills are needed for this job?
Service Orientation
Social Perceptiveness
Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Expected Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Common Activities
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
