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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would note for those that are concerned about the relatively "low" salaries that these are growing industries...we don't know what the salaries will be like moving forward.  And they are less likely to be replaced by AI than some others.  I for one am thrilled that my (high stats) DD is interested in PT.  The PTs that I know love their work--they get to really spend time with their patients--whereas many of the physicians that I know are discouraging their kids from becoming docs.[/quote]

As a career PT I appreciate your optimism for our profession. However those of us actually working in the field do not have much hope of any future salary increase as for decades we've been undervalued.  I would get your head out of the sand. 
And if your kid wants to actually buy a house in the DMV I hope you have money ready to gift her a down payment.  My DC colleagues cannot afford to buy within an hour of work unless they are married to a higher earner.

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Yup!  Taking out $150K+ in student loans for a job that pays 90-100K (and likely wont pay more in the near future) makes it difficult to live in a HCOL area.  You will spend the first 10 years just struggling to pay off those loans.

Meanwhile, my kid (who initially wanted PT and then realized they couldn't manage the science/A&P/etc) switched to business/finance.  They live in a MCOL area and 2 years out of undergrad are making $72K/year.  They have no graduate school loans. They live in a very nice apt for $1300/month (think fake Hardwood throughout, granite counters, AC/well managed place/underground heated parking) and decent houses are affordable on their current salary (within 30 mins from work).  [/quote]

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