We recently took a survey of therapy students to help us better understand your wants and needs. We've tabulated the results and come up with some very interesting statistics.

When I mention statistics your stomach may become instantly nauseated by thoughts of your sophomore Stats professor giving long dissertations about z-scores, standard deviations, and box and whisker plots. Put your graphing calculators back in the desk drawer because all the calculations have been done for you! (Don't you wish that was the case in stats class?)

Below are just some of the things you told us by taking our survey.

We had a total of 405 students participate in our survey! Thanks to everyone who participated!
It's quite apparent that today's student likes the hustle and bustle of the big city.

Of the 405 students,

*69% of you wanted to work in an urban setting upon graduation.
The most popular practice setting was Outpatient/Sports Rehabilitation with
*40% seeking employment in that setting.
Surprisingly, you're not a group of students that want to stay close to home.
*17% of those surveyed wanted to work somewhere other than their current location!

What's important to you when looking for a job? Well, based on your responses Geographic location is the most important factor, closely followed by salary/compensation.

Article courtesy of RehabCare Student blog. RehabCare has over 1200 locations in 42 states so no matter whether you want to stay close to home, or are looking to spread your wings and practice somewhere far away, we have a position that suits you. And RehabCare provides college recruiting for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Speech Language Pathologists.