Is Physical Therapy a good field to go into

[myway]

pt does require a ton of schooling and the spots are ridiculously competitive to get placed into.

If he is starting from scratch with NO college... then yea. He's gonna be busy with that for years. But PT doesn't take long when you compare it to a bunch of other health related occupations.
My school has a GREAT PT program and it only takes 3 years after undergrad... and that's for DPT.

 

[timtim]

If he is starting from scratch with NO college... then yea. He's gonna be busy with that for years. But PT doesn't take long when you compare it to a bunch of other health related occupations.
My school has a GREAT PT program and it only takes 3 years after undergrad... and that's for DPT.

yea, 3 years full time after a bachelors. consider hes 10 years out of college already. 3 years full time is like redoing your undergrad with classes that are actually really difficult. nothing easy about that.

 

[myway]

yea, 3 years full time after a bachelors. consider hes 10 years out of college already. 3 years full time is like redoing your undergrad with classes that are actually really difficult. nothing easy about that.

Yea, I guess I missed the part about undergrad being 10 years ago. Most schools wouldn't count anything from that far back.
He could compromise and check out the BSN programs in his area.
It all depends on what it's like in his area.
In the midwest, RNs have a SWEET deal.
Right outta high school, they can be done in a little over 3 years. They only have a bachelors when they are finished .... but they make GREAT money around here. I know a BUNCH of RNs that were making 50,000-60,000 by the end of the first year.
Agency RNs around here make more. Plus, the ones that land a weekend diff. spot have a REALLY sweet deal. They work TWO 12-hour shifts on the weekends(24 hours total) and they get paid for a 40 hour week.
If he wants to cut some of the school time and still make an ok living, maybe it would be worth looking into whats happening with RNs in his area.

 

[seaking420]

thanks guys....i did think about an rn too...im going to have to look into it and see what my options are...i find pt interesting and think its a better fit for me

 

[binö]

thanks guys....i did think about an rn too...im going to have to look into it and see what my options are...i find pt interesting and think its a better fit for me

paramedic could be cool too.
esp with a good assignment like on a copter
more thrilling imo

 

[javaguru]

Yea, I guess I missed the part about undergrad being 10 years ago. Most schools wouldn't count anything from that far back.
He could compromise and check out the BSN programs in his area.
It all depends on what it's like in his area.
In the midwest, RNs have a SWEET deal.
Right outta high school, they can be done in a little over 3 years. They only have a bachelors when they are finished .... but they make GREAT money around here. I know a BUNCH of RNs that were making 50,000-60,000 by the end of the first year.
Agency RNs around here make more. Plus, the ones that land a weekend diff. spot have a REALLY sweet deal. They work TWO 12-hour shifts on the weekends(24 hours total) and they get paid for a 40 hour week.
If he wants to cut some of the school time and still make an ok living, maybe it would be worth looking into whats happening with RNs in his area.

One of my ex's has a two year nursing degree, RN, and she makes $40.00 an hour with an agency. Sometimes her shifts get canceled and she can get a call on a minutes notice but she does pretty well for having a two year degree. There is a two year waiting list for the two year programs in the area.

 

[myway]

paramedic could be cool too.
esp with a good assignment like on a copter
more thrilling imo

Yea, but they require a couple of years of street experience to do anything, medic wise, in the air. Anywayz, thats how it is around here.
However, I also know a couple of medics that work on oil rigs. They are SOOOOO lovin the pay and schedule.
As far as an exciting medic job, street medic is ideal, however, pay isnt the best (or even close to good) and it slowly eats ur soul.
With all of the hospitals trying to cut back on spending, many of them are starting to put more paramedics in the Emergency Rooms because they can medicate, intubate and all that other good stuff, yet, the hospital saves money because they can pay the medics less than the RNs. A busy E.D. is always good times. However, working in a slow E.D. would suck ass.

 

[binö]

Yea, but they require a couple of years of street experience to do anything, medic wise, in the air. Anywayz, thats how it is around here.
However, I also know a couple of medics that work on oil rigs. They are SOOOOO lovin the pay and schedule.
As far as an exciting medic job, street medic is ideal, however, pay isnt the best (or even close to good) and it slowly eats ur soul.
With all of the hospitals trying to cut back on spending, many of them are starting to put more paramedics in the Emergency Rooms because they can medicate, intubate and all that other good stuff, yet, the hospital saves money because they can pay the medics less than the RNs. A busy E.D. is always good times. However, working in a slow E.D. would suck ass.

you could easily jump to a structure dept if you wanted to...or some state agency like cal dept of fire? you would double your salary i bet.
that is if you wanted a change

 

[myway]

you could easily jump to a structure dept if you wanted to...or some state agency like cal dept of fire? you would double your salary i bet.
that is if you wanted a change

Lol. Change? Need it more than anything... in more ways than one. I have kinda being looking into some options.
This summer, I will probably be trying to get in my instructor classes so I can have the option of teaching... but I think that could get old, fast. I'm also scheduled to start teaching ACLS.
As u probably already know, that would only be good for a side gig. The hours aren't even close to consistant as far as getting work, plus, it just sounds like a dull way to live.
We had a guy go out to Cali for a structure dept about a year ago. Last time I heard from him, he was lovin it. He's a young guy, 2. Maybe 25 or so.... but has been in EMS since he was old enough to volunteer. That kid was kinda neat-o, actually.
He dispatched for a police department FOR FREE, worked as an EMT as soon as he was old enough to get the license, was a volunteer firefighter for a small dept, left town for the summers for forest fire training and went with our crew to Katrina.... he did most of this all at the same time. Hell, if he heard about a class for repairing any of our equiptment.. he took it. Good kid.

 

[myway]

One of my ex's has a two year nursing degree, RN, and she makes $40.00 an hour with an agency. Sometimes her shifts get canceled and she can get a call on a minutes notice but she does pretty well for having a two year degree. There is a two year waiting list for the two year programs in the area.

Yea, those agency nurses make that much and sometimes more. It's a GREAT gig.