ATS Resume Optimization for Physical & Occupational Therapists

Therapy roles are in demand on both sides of the Atlantic: the BLS projects 11% growth for physical therapists with about 13,200 openings a year, Health Canada projects the need for thousands more PTs and OTs, and the UK has one physiotherapist per 1,136 people against Germany's one per 430. Therapist hiring filters on licensure, settings, and specializations. We rewrite your resume and LinkedIn profile so your clinical scope and patient outcomes surface in the searches rehab recruiters run.

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What recruiters and ATS filters look for in Physical Therapist / Occupational Therapist applications

Licensure and credentials as indexed — DPT, state/provincial licences, board specializations (OCS, NCS), OT registration (OTR/L)
Setting vocabulary matched to the posting: outpatient ortho, acute care, inpatient rehab, home health, pediatrics, hand therapy
Caseload and outcome metrics quantified — patients per day, functional outcome measures, discharge outcomes
Technique and program keywords recruiters search: manual therapy, vestibular rehab, return-to-work programs, ADL training

Keywords recruiters actually search for Physical Therapist / Occupational Therapist candidates

From our 2026 research into recruiter sourcing behavior for this role. Recruiter and ATS searches match exact strings — these are the terms your resume and LinkedIn profile need to carry where your real experience supports them.

Titles & variants

Physical TherapistPTDoctor of Physical TherapyOccupational TherapistOT

Licensure & credentials

DPTState physical therapy licenseOCS (Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist)NCSOTR/L

Setting vocabulary

Outpatient orthopedicsAcute careInpatient rehabHome healthPediatricsHand therapy

Caseload & outcomes

Patients per dayFunctional outcome measuresDischarge outcomesPlan of care compliance

Techniques & programs

Manual therapyVestibular rehabReturn-to-work programsADL trainingTherapeutic exercise

Why this matters now

The BLS projects 11% growth for physical therapists through 2034 with about 13,200 openings a year, while Health Canada projects the need for roughly 2,600 more PTs and 2,000 more OTs nationally.

The UK has one physiotherapist per 1,136 people versus Germany's one per 430, with 15% of NHS physiotherapy staff leaving annually — a chronic-shortage market where recruiters actively search for keyword-findable candidates.

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