There are many careers in the medical field you can get into with less than 4 years of schooling. PTA is one of them, and one I have been interested in. I have a few questions & concerns though.
Unlike becoming a LPN or Rad Tech you can’t advance your career & go into another branch of work in the medical field, soo…
1.)Do PTA’s get “burnt out” after 7-10 years and want a job somewhere else?
2.)What is the pay like? (for tennessee)
3.)Is there a lot of “nasty” work, like LPN’s might do? Such as toiletry mess & such.
4.)Are you constantly under supervision by the Physical Therapist?
5.)Is there a lot of physical demand? Such as picking up very heavy people by yourself?
….if there is any other info you can give me it would be helpful, like a typical day as a PTA, if there are any out there that read this!?

I want to go into the medical field, but I don’t know if I can handle all the mess LPN/RN’s deal with
And I hear the radiology tech field is over saturated, & I’ve always been interested in physical therapy so it’s another option I’m looking into, I’m just trying to make sure I’m making the right choice!!