OES Code: 323080 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY


JOB KEY FOR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS


Physical Therapists apply techniques and treatments that help relieve pain, increase the patient's strength, and decrease or prevent deformity and crippling.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working
in this Occupation
---   Year   ---
1995       2002		 Percent
Change		 Increase/
Decrease		 Additional Openings
Due to People Chang-
ing Occupations
or Retiring 		Sum of
Increase/Decrease
and Additional
Openings
140 170 21% 30 20 50


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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY


The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.


Industry Code
(SIC) 		Industry Title          
8049 Offices & clinics of health practitioners, all other
8082 Home health care services
8011 Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.


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