OES Code: 660170

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PHYSICAL & CORRECTIVE THERAPY ASSISTANTS & AIDES

PHYSICAL & CORRECTIVE THERAPY ASSISTANTS & AIDES PREPARE PATIENTS AND/ OR ADMINISTER PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT, SUCH AS MASSAGES, TRACTION, AND HEAT, LIGHT AND SOUND TREATMENT. THE INSTRUCT, MOTIVATE, AND ASSIST PATIENTS WITH LEARNING AND IMPROVING FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES. NORMALLY, THEY WORK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PHYSICAL OR CORRECTIVE THERAPIST.

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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
340	460	35%	120	80	200

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PHYSICAL & CORRECTIVE THERAPY ASSISTANTS & AIDES IN SAN BERNARDINO 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
8062	General medical & surgical hospitals
8041	Offices & clinics of chiropractors
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
8051	Skilled nursing care facilities

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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