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- The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that employment is projected to increase much faster than average in all of the rehabilitation professions represented at the Rehab Summit
- It is predicted that educational requirements, including continuing education such as that offered at this conference, will continue to increase for all the included rehabilitation professions
- As technological advances in health care allow people to live longer and survive traumatic illness, it will become even more important for rehabilitation professionals to keep abreast of new products and technologies
- According to the U.S. Department of Labor the following were employed in the U.S. in 2004
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| Physical Therapists |
155,000 |
| Occupational Therapists |
92,000 |
| Athletic Trainers |
15,000 |
| Physical Therapy Assistants |
101,000 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistants |
27,000 |
- From the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
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