Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Health Science · Therapeutic Services
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $116,650; experienced workers reach $486,370. About 2,020 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +12.5%
- Openings a year
- 120
- Employed in 2024
- 3,050
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree · Training: Internship/residency
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Critical Thinking4.6
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Active Listening4.5
- Social Perceptiveness4.5
- Speaking4.3
- Judgment and Decision Making4.3
- Monitoring4.4
- Complex Problem Solving4.1
What the work is
Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
- Instruct interns and residents in the diagnosis and treatment of temporary or permanent physically disabling conditions.
- Conduct physical tests, such as functional capacity evaluations, to determine injured workers' capabilities to perform the physical demands of their jobs.
- Assess characteristics of patients' pain, such as intensity, location, or duration, using standardized clinical measures.
- Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections.
- Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
- Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Bachelor's degree1%
- Doctoral or professional99%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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