at the moment the NZ degree is at bachelor level, and there are only 2 schools in NZ. there is a high demand for PT's here as those trained normally head overseas mainly to UK. the payscale is no where near what is paid in the US probably paid a third of us salaries. the only diffculty in working in the states is applying for the work visa, our course had to go through a credentialling phase and while our professional degree was rated on par with the US degree in some states they would not issue a license as they said we lacked general papers such as chemistry 101 or sociology papers. the nz degree is structured differently with it being a 4 year bachelor degree in physiotherapy rather than having to do a undergrad, then PT degree.