Physical Therapists (LTC)
Licensed health professionals who help patients with injuries or illnesses restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent disability. They conduct patient assessments and plan and implement treatments designed to increase strength, agility, coordination, range of motion, and flexibility.
2038 Supply (SQ)
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2038 Demand (SQ)
57,520
2038 Gap
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2038 Elevated Need
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Supply & demand trend — US Total, Total
HRSA scenarios · 5 lines
Each line is a separate HRSA projection. Blue = supply, red = demand. The two solid "Status Quo" lines are the baseline projections HRSA publishes; dashed lines are HRSA's own stress tests. Hover a line for the exact year value, or click a chip below to isolate it.
Demand scenarios
Methodology notes
- All values come directly from HRSA's Workforce_Projections_FullData.xlsx (FY2025 release).
- Values are rounded to the nearest 10 per HRSA disclosure convention.
- The chart shows every scenario HRSA publishes for this (profession, geography, rurality) tuple. Missing lines = scenario not applicable to this profession (e.g., Income Effect only applies to oral health; Unmet Need only to behavioral health).
- See Methodology & Sourcesfor HRSA's model assumptions and our extension plan.