Is physical therapy for me?

CAREER & BUSINESS

Been a long time lurker so I’m commenting now to see if anyone has advice.

24 years old and graduated 3 years ago in digital advertising. Always tried to find a true “creative” job but what I do now is nothing more than click on a screen at a marketing agency and feel like I contribute nothing. Realizing how unfulfilling and unnatural this field this early is good before letting my life slip away entirely. I also have zero student loan debt.

I am massively into lifting and combat sports (jiujitsu and boxing) and have always had a lot of fun training with others, teaching/learning, etc.

Reading this subreddit, a lot of people seem to regret this field. As someone looking in, I can imagine working with geriatrics and many with zero care in the world can take a toll on you, especially with mounds of student debt that don’t seem to fit the lower pay. I also bet that a lot of people wish to work with athletes, so that makes the jobs ultra competitive.

My question is, would this all be worth it for me to go and try? I have also looked into athletic training, exercise science, massage therapy funny enough, etc. but am not sure if this field is worth 100k in student loan debt. Would love to hear your thoughts

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC

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