Duties and Responsibilities: Responsibilities include instructing and assisting patients with exercise plans and using treatment equipment, such as electrical stimulation devices. Technicians also monitor and evaluate a patient's progress on behalf of the supervising therapist and can help improve the treatment plan. Salary: $50,792 Avg per year Education: Therapeutic health technicians execute the treatment and care plans designed by physical and occupational therapists. These professionals are required to have an associate's degree in occupational or physical therapy. Some states require therapeutic health technicians to be licensed.
