wanted to know which states are the best for PTs and why? or which states might be best for PTs to work in the next few years in regards to autonomy (not needing referrals), salary (reimbursements) etc
Best states to practice PT in and why?
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You need to seriously calm down on the thread creation and take some time to start doing some reading and some real research on the many professions you seem to be interested in. All the questions you are posting have been answered before.
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There has to be a more mature, professional approach to this conversation. It's pretty disheartening to see "PT's" respond to others this way....granted there are already posts on this topic, yes. Is it necessary to degrade others?
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This 100%. I'm all for keeping the forum relevant understand that this requires the prevention of repeat posts. I've made a thread that could have been searched before. But sometimes it is nice to have some fresh discussion on topics. If something was discussed a year or two ago, I don't see a problem in revisiting it.
I searched this forum for a similar topic. The only thread I found was from FIVE years ago and barely had any decent responses. How do you know that OP did not already try searching and fail to fund a sufficient answer to his question? Some reposts are brutal and bear removal (or just zero responses!), but every single repeat thread does not necessarily all for a snippy response.
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YES! I completely agree. Everyone gets so bent out of shape when someone posts a repeat topic but honestly it really is necessary to have up to date and relevant information. Plus, there's no reason to belittle someone for posting a repeat topic, if you're so bothered by it why take the time to respond??
I don't disagree with you. In fact I agree with everything you've said. You all missed my issue, though my post may have been a little harsh. The problem is not with this specific question. It was that this poster put up like 9 threads in 5 different forums all at once without seeming to really have researched any of them.
People get all bent out of shape when I tell people to do their own research as if I'm not interested in being helpful or something. My problem is that I want my future PT colleagues to be people that are capable of using the information and resources that are at their disposable, assimilating that information with critical thinking and drawing conclusions. What I don't want is a bunch of future colleagues who just want the answers to all their questions spoon fed to them.
I'm not saying people shouldn't ask questions on here. Indeed, if nobody asked questions we'd have no forum. But there have been several people lately who have joined and then proceeded to start rapid-fire creating threads with questions that they have never even typed in the search bar or even Google. The OP posted asking if making $90/hr for PRN PT work is common, for example. That could easily be answered with reading.
tl;dr: We all post threads when we first join that seem like silly questions looking back. That's not the issue. The issue is that we have a concerning number of people showing up on this pre-professional forum who just want to be told rather than having to research and read.
Scenario: a PT works in a hospital, alongside other PTs, MDs, nurses, and administrators. That PT is throwing out rapid-fire questions non-stop, while most of the info is available through a quick search. Do you think the other PTs, MDs, nurses, etc will have a very high opinion of that person?
Don't be that person.
Don't be that person.
^^^Exactly. We have too many poorly thought out questions that get posted.
The more questions the merrier as far as I'm concerned. But posters need to put some thought into what their asking and show some initiative to learn.
The more questions the merrier as far as I'm concerned. But posters need to put some thought into what their asking and show some initiative to learn.
Scenario: patient meets with PT for appointment and asks PT silly question in an effort to understand treatment without first looking it up, PT responds with hasty remark.
Don't be that PT.
Yes you have a point that questions are repeated, all too often. Like I stated originally, this does not mean that as a professional you respond in a derogatory manner. You don't know who you are responding to, maybe OP is a freshman in college attempting to learn more about the profession. You may have just deterred a highly intelligent, incredible PT from the field.
Don't be that PT.
Don't be that PT.
Yes you have a point that questions are repeated, all too often. Like I stated originally, this does not mean that as a professional you respond in a derogatory manner. You don't know who you are responding to, maybe OP is a freshman in college attempting to learn more about the profession. You may have just deterred a highly intelligent, incredible PT from the field.
Don't be that PT.
I see your point but your logic is a bit fallacious and your comparison is apples to oranges.
Sure, it's hard to compare (I'm defending someone I know nothing about, just giving him/her the benefit of the doubt). Really I'm just trying to "creatively" (I say that loosely) demonstrate my original point, largely aimed at jblil. DesertPT, your post wasn't necessarily degrading.
Something to keep in mind when replying to posts on the forum: watch how you respond to others, you really don't know the situation, person or reason behind the question.
Something to keep in mind when replying to posts on the forum: watch how you respond to others, you really don't know the situation, person or reason behind the question.
DPT2018 - I have been around a lot longer than you in the workforce. PT will be my fourth career. Be like the OP, and you will build a reputation that you won't want to have. From the tone and number of his/her questions, I wouldn't use the words "highly intelligent" as qualifications.
This will be my last response on this subject.
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Alright now, children....
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Nevada
Speaking of which...I had a thread going a while ago about why the salaries reported by the BLS for Nevada (especially Las Vegas) are so much above the national average/median. Do you have any ideas?
I never have quite figured it out, but got a couple of anecdotal reports in the other thread of new grads making $75k in outpatient ortho and $80-90k for hospitals/inpatient. 50th percentile (median) is $100k for PTs in Nevada (n=1500) and $111k in Las Vegas (n=1070). There being 535 PTs in the Las Vegas area making >$111k seems too good to be true to me. Anecdotal reports may not be quite as high as these numbers but are in the close ballpark. Other websites such as Salary.com don't agree at all, saying that Nevada is right around the median income nationally for PTs. What gives?
I know you are in TX, but figured I might as well throw this out there again.
I'm pretty sure the cost of living in CA more than cancels out the slightly higher income.
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I remember your thread about that and I'm still not sure why the income is so much higher there. One of my first job offers as a new grad was for 85k in Las Vegas, but I figured it was really high and likely one of the money traps my professors warned me about. I also turned down a 90k job offer in a rural town where I would have been the center's only PT doing a combination of peds-geriatric at the facility and driving to patient's houses. There's definitely good money to be made in PT if someone is willing to sacrifice. I took the pay cut instead and supplement with PRN work to make up for the difference.
It's not all about salary. PT in Motion compiled a list of the Best States for PT Practice a few months back. Utah was the "clear winner. Again."
http://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/A...T_in_Motion/2014/10/PTinMotionOctober2014.pdf
http://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/A...T_in_Motion/2014/10/PTinMotionOctober2014.pdf
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I only see the top 20 and I can't find the rest of the rankings
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I think it depens what are your priorities, if you money driven only then pick the one close to the big cities, work like a horse, see nothing for 5 years and you will be rich.
If you like your own freedom and have some interest in the profession than those to the direct access are better ones to choose.
If you like your own freedom and have some interest in the profession than those to the direct access are better ones to choose.
