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Kinesiotherapy

Types of Degrees Kinesiotherapy Majors Are Earning

Those studying Kinesiotherapy may pursue degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Associate’s Degree	13
Bachelor’s Degree	36
Master’s Degree	72

What Kinesiotherapy Majors Need to Know

Programs in Kinesiotherapy emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Kinesiotherapy graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Kinesiotherapy emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.4 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Therapy and Counseling — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a Kinesiotherapy program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Critical Thinking — Importance 4 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Service Orientation — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Kinesiotherapy careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Kinesiotherapy graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Assisting and Caring for Others	4.7 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.4 / 7
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.3 / 7
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.1 / 7
Performing General Physical Activities	4.0 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.0 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Kinesiotherapy professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
MEDITECH software	Medical software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Medical condition coding software	Medical software	—
MediGraph	Accounting software	—
Exercise routine creation software	Word processing software	—
Hands On Technology TheraWriter.PT	Medical software	—
Prognosis Innovation Healthcare ChartAccess	Medical software	—
eClinicalWorks EHR software	Medical software	—
Advantage Software Physical Therapy Advantage	Medical software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Kinesiotherapy graduates include:

• Kinesiotherapist
• Orthopedic Physical Therapist (Orthopedic PT)
• Therapist
• School Physical Therapist
• Geriatric Physical Therapist (Geriatric PT)
• Home Care Physical Therapist (Home Care PT)
• Outpatient Travel Physical Therapist (Outpatient Travel PT)
• Registered Physical Therapist (RPT)
• Inpatient Physical Therapist (Inpatient PT)
• Home Health Physical Therapist (Home Health PT)
• Sports Physical Therapist (Sports PT)
• Outpatient Physical Therapist (Outpatient PT)
• Physiotherapist
• Pediatric Physical Therapist (Pediatric PT)
• Acute Physical Therapist (Acute PT)

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Kinesiotherapy graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Master’s degree	35.4%
Bachelor’s degree	30.7%
Doctoral degree	30.3%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	3.5%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Kinesiotherapy?

Gender Distribution

This field has a relatively balanced gender distribution: 57% women and 43% men among Kinesiotherapy graduates.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	69	57.0%
Men	52	43.0%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Kinesiotherapy graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	75	62.0%
Asian	7	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7	5.8%
Black or African American	14	11.6%
Two or More Races	7	5.8%
Race Unknown	1	0.8%
International Students	10	8.3%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Kinesiotherapy Graduates Earn?

College Scorecard reports median earnings of Kinesiotherapy graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. Wages typically rise steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$67,332
4 years	$70,102
5 years	$75,167

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $75,167 — roughly 12% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in Kinesiotherapy Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Kinesiotherapy graduates earn a median of $70,102 four years after completion — roughly 84% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	51.23
Animal-Assisted Therapy	51.2313
Art Therapy/Therapist	51.2301
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	51.2312
Dance Therapy/Therapist	51.2302
Drama Therapy/Therapist	51.2315
Horticulture Therapy/Therapist	51.2316
Music Therapy/Therapist	51.2305
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	51.2306
Orthotist/Prosthetist	51.2307
Physical Therapy/Therapist	51.2308
Play Therapy/Therapist	51.2317

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.