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Animal Physical Therapists

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APTs are employed in veterinary hospitals or at clinics that have a rehabilitation practice. Others treat patients at their own therapy facility, while still others works at zoos, aquaria, and wildlife parks. The Department of Labor reports there are about 240,820 physical therapists and 78,220 veterinarians working in the United States, professions that relate most closely to those of animal physical therapists. The states with the highest employment level of veterinarians are California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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