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
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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