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Health and Medical Career Profiles and Statistics
The Healthcare industry is one of the largest employers in the United States. In addition, the projected growth rate is quite high. Demand for Healthcare services will scale rapidly as the "Baby Boomer" generation gets to retirement age.
Currently, there are about 14 million people employed in the industry, and this is projected to grow by 23 million more jobs by 2016. This is a faster growth rate than any other job category. In fact, of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the United States, seven of them are healthcare occupations.
Below you will see JobBankUSA's profiles on dozens of medical career options, organized into categories. Each profile will provide you with detailed information on where the jobs are, and the pay scale range for the jobs in each area. You can also find a list of schools that provide the education and training required for those jobs.
In the table below, the Expected Growth rating was determined as follows, using forecasted job growth data over the 10 year period 2006-2016:
- Very High indicates growth in the number of jobs of 20% or more over the period
- High indicates growth of 10-20%
- Medium indicates growth of 5-10%
- Low indicates growth of 0-5%
- Very Low indicates a loss of jobs over the 10 year period
Animal Care Medical Admin Medical Practice Medical Service | Job Title | Workers | Expected Growth | Median Wage | % With Degrees |
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| Cardiovascular Technicians | 45,000 | very high | $42,000 | 25% | | Dental Hygiene Techs | 167,000 | very high | $63,000 | 33% | | Dental Laboratory Techs | 53,000 | low | $33,000 | 12% | | Dentist Aides | 280,000 | very high | $30,000 | 9% | | Doctors Assistants | 66,000 | very high | $75,000 | 67% | | EMTs | 201,000 | high | $27,000 | 14% | | Home Caregivers | 787,000 | very high | $19,000 | 7% | | Medical Lab Techs | 167,000 | high | $50,000 | 51% | | Medical Laboratory Techs | 151,000 | high | $33,000 | 51% | | Nutritionists | 57,000 | medium | $47,000 | 72% | | Occupation Therapists | 99,000 | very high | $60,000 | 90% | | Pharamcy Assistants | 50,000 | very low | $19,000 | 10% | | Pharmacy Techs | 285,000 | very high | $26,000 | 16% | | Professional Medical Assistants | 417,000 | very high | $26,000 | 10% | | Professional Radiation Therapists | 15,000 | very high | $66,000 | 42% | | Professional Respiratory Therapists | 102,000 | very high | $47,000 | 28% | | Professional Respiratory Therapy Techs | 19,000 | low | $39,000 | 16% | | Professional Surgical Techs | 86,000 | very high | $36,000 | 16% | | Radiologic Technologists | 196,000 | high | $48,000 | 25% | | Recreational Therapy Providers | 25,000 | low | $35,000 | 77% | | Ultrasound Technicians | 46,000 | high | $57,000 | 25% |
Rn Lpn Nursing | Job Title | Workers | Expected Growth | Median Wage | % With Degrees |
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| LPN Nurses | 749,000 | high | $37,000 | 7% | | Nursing Aides | 1,447,000 | high | $22,000 | 7% | | RNs | 2,505,000 | very high | $57,000 | 56% |
Therapist | Job Title | Workers | Expected Growth | Median Wage | % With Degrees |
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| Fitness Trainers | 235,000 | very high | $26,000 | 47% | | Physical Health Therapist Aides | 46,000 | very high | $22,000 | 23% | | Physical Health Therapist Assistants | 60,000 | very high | $41,000 | 23% | | Professional Massage Therapists | 118,000 | very high | $33,000 | 32% | | Professional Physical Therapists | 173,000 | very high | $66,000 | 89% |
This list of different careers and education information including online degrees was provided by CityTownInfo.com.
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