I am in my sophomore year of college and I already know what I want to do with my life. Some may say it took me awhile to figure it out, but a majority will say I found out early, either way, I finally know. I want to be a Physical Therapist. Why? Because it is what I am good at, and it is what I love to do. Physical Therapy has my name written all over it. Even my friends agree. The median salary that you get from this job is $60,000 a year. That does not seem like a lot to me, though, especially since it requires a very stressful practice.
I have to take biology, chemistry, and physics. I also have to take specialized courses such as biomechanics, neuroanatomy, human growth and development, manifestations of disease, examination techniques, and therapeutic procedures. Yeah, now that is a pain. And for $60,000 a year? I love physical therapy, but is it worth it? I mean, I will be out of school by the time I am 25, and I am 19. It is required I get my masters degree and doctorates degree. I might go for my PhD though.
Do you think that $60,000 will increases dramatically within the years? What do you guys think?
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 Nov 27 2007, 6:24 am
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Nov 27 2007, 6:51 am
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Kikaider
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It is a job that pays, and something that you enjoy, does that not make it worth it?
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Kikaider wrote:
It is a job that pays, and something that you enjoy, does that not make it worth it? Oh, yes, of course it makes it worth it. I was just wondering if that was a lot of money nowadays, because it seems like a small amount to live a comfortable life. I was just wondering how long it takes for that salary to raise, and how high it will actually raise. I could not find it anywhere, so I was asking. =/ | |
Lol wut?
Do you realize that $60,000 a year is pretty damn good? Do you realize a lot of people barely make over $10,000 a year? It really depends on what you call a "comfortable life". Sounds to me like you're expecting to be able to start working, buy a huge house, some crazy nice car, etc. And that's just not the case no matter what you major in. If you can't live comfortably on $60,000 a year... then you really need to re-think the value of things. I'm not saying I wouldn't like to be able to make a lot more than $60,000 a year for something (which is around what my major pays aswell), who wouldn't, but even with a college degree you can't expect to become rich any time soon after graduating lol. | |
GotenSon11 wrote:
Lol wut? What he said....It doesn't matter what you major in...first you have to learn to say "Would you like fries with that sir" | |
60,000 is a mediocre middle class range of a salary. The thing is that its a median, meaning that its not a mean. So you could make significantly more than that if its truly what you are good at. Give yourself credit, if your so sure its what your calling is then you might be able to be the big shot of physical therapists.
Besides a salary isnt how rich you are, its how smart you are with money. If you can re-invest your wage intelligently, maybe eventually own your own business or whatever. Then you could be rich. | |
Still sounds like Masterdan sucks. =(
I know, my out of EVERYONE in my entire city, I PROMISE 98 percent of us make less than 60 thousand a year. No one here lives great, but we live fine. Like everyone else says though, you like it, you'll have at LEAST a decent lifestyle from it. Do it man, do it =D | |
My parents both make around 40k a year and with a family we live a damn decent life style. So think of it, 60k to yourself? You'll be set. 60k is a lot of money to start off with and my mom works for a physical therapist, she's a secretary, he's bringing like 2-8k a week, he opened up his own practice.
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