Industry Description
This industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) providing physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical functions and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes, or who require prevention, wellness or fitness services; (2) planning and administering educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or individuals with disabilities regain physical or mental functioning or adapt to their disabilities; and (3) diagnosing and treating speech, language, or hearing problems. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.
Illustrative Examples:
Audiologists' offices
Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices
Industrial therapists' offices
Speech pathologists' offices
Occupational therapists' offices
Physical therapists' offices
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 621340 - Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists are:
- Exercise physiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dance therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physical therapy offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech clinicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physical-integration practitioners' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Hearing testing services by offices of audiologists
- Music therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Art therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Audiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech defect clinics
- Sports physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Voice pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Equestrian physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physiotherapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Industrial therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Occupational therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', speech or voice, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Physical Therapists in the US (62134)
Revenue 2025
$53.2bn
Growth 2025
2.25%
Key Trends
The pandemic exacerbated preexisting staffing shortages
Practices adopt telehealth to bridge the needs of patients
The number of individuals aged 65 and older is anticipated to increase
Products and Services
NAICS Hierarchy 621340 - Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
NAICS Code 621340 - Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists sits in the 2-digit Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 62
Sector Title: Health Care and Social Assistance
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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6211 Offices of Physicians
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6212 Offices of Dentists
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62121 Offices of Dentists
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6213 Offices of Other Health Practitioners
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62131 Offices of Chiropractors
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62132 Offices of Optometrists
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62133 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians
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62134 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
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62139 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
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6214 Outpatient Care Centers
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62141 Family Planning Centers
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62142 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
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62149 Other Outpatient Care Centers
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6215 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
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62151 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
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6216 Home Health Care Services
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62161 Home Health Care Services
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6219 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
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62191 Ambulance Services
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62199 All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
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6221 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
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62211 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
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6222 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
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62221 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
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6223 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
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62231 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
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6231 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities
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62311 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities
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6232 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
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62321 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
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62322 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
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6233 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
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62331 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
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6239 Other Residential Care Facilities
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62399 Other Residential Care Facilities
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6241 Individual and Family Services
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62411 Child and Youth Services
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62412 Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
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62419 Other Individual and Family Services
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6242 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
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62421 Community Food Services
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62422 Community Housing Services
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62423 Emergency and Other Relief Services
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6243 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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62431 Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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6244 Child Day Care Services
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62441 Child Day Care Services
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Similar Industries Niche and Emerging
IBISWorld provides research on hundreds of niche and emerging industries, including the following for 621340 - Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists.
- Behavioral Therapists in the US OD4164
- Speech-Language Pathologists in the US OD4166
- Occupational Therapists in the US OD5872
- Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Centers in the US OD6047
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