A number of States require continuing education to maintain licensure. Therapists are increasingly taking on supervisory roles. Many physical therapists become supervisors of departments or health service managers . Almost two-thirds were employed in either hospitals or offices of physical therapists. Other jobs were in home health agencies, outpatient rehabilitation centers, offices and clinics of physicians, and nursing homes.
Some physical therapists are self-employed in private practices.
They may provide services to individual patients or contract to provide services in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, home health agencies, adult daycare programs and schools. They may be in solo practice or be part of a consulting group. Physical therapists also teach in academic institutions and conduct research. Anecdotal reports about shortages of physical therapists that existed in recent years are no longer common. The number of physical therapist educational programs has increased and more graduates have moved into the labor force.