Become a Healthcare Professional
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| Health Care Professional |
In the
next ten to fifteen years, the baby boomer generation will reach retirement age
and move to nursing care facilities, by which time the healthcare industry is
expected to see a great amount of growth. A strong system of qualified healthcare personnel will then be needed to help manage all aspects of health
care management. For this reason, it is expected that anyone involved in health
care will have steady work for years to come.
The health care industry
encompasses many different areas of expertise for professionals. There are
qualified doctors, surgeons, midwives, pharmacists, aides, and nurses to look
after the physical and medical needs of patients. People with administrative
and management interests can take care of the large business aspects of the
health care industry. This sector provides the management and infrastructure
that allows patients to receive medicine and treatments they require, as and
when they need it. Those who are interested in pursuing a career in the
healthcare industry have limitless job options that can suit their talent and
experience.
There are those who are involved in direct patient care, medical
billing and coding, those who work for insurance companies, or even practice
holistic and alternative medicine. Regardless of the avenue you choose to pursue
in your healthcare career, having the right degree and training will enhance
your marketability in the workplace.
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| Nursing Careers |
*Statistics given out by the Bureau
of Labor show that the health care industry has provided 12.9 million jobs-including
12.5 million jobs for wage and salary workers and about 382,000 jobs for the
self-employed. Of the total number of wage and salary jobs, more than 40
percent were working in hospitals; 22 percent were employed in either nursing
or residential care facilities; and almost 16 percent were working in physician’s
offices.
An estimated 92 percent of wage and salary jobs were in the private
industry; while the rest were in State and local government hospitals. A vast majority
of jobs for self-employed workers were in offices of physicians, dentists, and
other health practitioners –at least about 265,000 out of the 382,000 total who
were self-employed.
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