Rehabilitation & Therapy
Restoring movement, speech and function after injury or illness.
Occupational Therapist
degree requiredGets people back to the things they actually need to do — dressing, working, writing, cooking — after illness or injury takes them away. The most misunderstood job title in health care.
5–7 yrs trainingpredictable ~40hcomfortable incomePhysiotherapist
degree requiredRestores movement after injury, surgery or illness — hands-on, physically demanding, and the medical profession where you actually see people get better.
7–8 yrs trainingpredictable ~40hcomfortable incomeSpeech and Language Therapist
degree requiredCommunication and swallowing — the two things that decide whether a person can participate in their own life, and whether they can eat safely. Half the caseload is children; the other half is adults who have lost something they had.
5–7 yrs trainingpredictable ~40hcomfortable income