What's the difference between a Physical Therapist I vs a Physical Therapist II

[mac_kin]

I see job postings all the time, some say PT I and some say PT II. I'm assuming it has something to do with levels/work experience.

Can anyone clarify for me please? Are new grads Physical Therapist I? How do you progress to II?

Thanks!

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[_FNG_]

I've never seen that before and I've been looking. Did you see that more than once?

 

[Moonglow]

You're looking at college grade levels for experience/duties: I, II, III; usually seen in descriptions on the jobs search page. This is done in most all non-professorial positions (they have their own grades). The higher the grade the more advanced the job, higher pay; and therefore, the greater experience needed.

Here's an example, UCLA Medical jobs pages:

https://jobs2.mednet.ucla.edu/css_external/CSSPage_SearchAndBrowseJobs.ASP?T=20100114155404&

 

[MinnDasota]

In PT, this usually means the level PT you are in that facility. I think many times, you have to finish a certain amount of rotations or take a test to get to the next level. This is done in a lot of the larger hospitals.