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Friday, November 14, 2014

Emerging New Healthcare Jobs, Part 1

By Rick Fromme

Despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare), the U.S. is still challenged withproviding universal, equitable access to quality, cost-effective care for a population that is becoming ever more diverse and increasingly older.

Exacerbating the situation, some workforce pundits have cautioned there may be significant shortages of nurses and other skilled healthcare professionals. And, there’s also question about who will step into the scrubs of today’s highly skilled workers when they retire in their 50s and 60s.

Despite the above, the news isn’t all dire. In a previous blog about healthcare careers, I highlighted established healthcare positions that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Occupational Outlook Quarterly (OOQ) cited as being the most in-demand careers for the next ten years or so. (See our previous blog, “Health Care Jobs Outlook is Jammin’!”)

Importantly, as the U.S. tries to respond to these challenges, several new healthcare occupations are emerging that have the potential to keep people healthier and lower expenses. These jobs are well-suited for college students seeking to enter the workforce, as well as those workers who may want to transition into a new career altogether.

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In particular, occupations that focus on providing care and services to elders and the disabled, such as homehealth aides and certified nursing assistants, are poised to grow in tandem with the U.S.’ aging population. These jobs provide opportunities in community-based, home care and institutional settings.

These and other healthcare jobs offer promising opportunities, particularly in light of some projected labor shortages. Demographic changes and the emphasis on cost-effective healthcare may also spark new, innovative jobs that are not yet clearly captured in current sources of occupational data, in part because they’ve not yet been assigned federal classification codes.

The BLS defines “an emerging career” as an occupation that currently has a few number of employees, but that is expected to grow significantly in the near future. Happily, several developing healthcare careers fall within this definition. Healthcare reform and the impetus toward patient-centered care have the potential to expedite the development of and increase the demand for a range of new specialties.

Conducted in 2010, a research study was undertaken by a panel of national experts in workforce and healthcare-related issues. This group’s subsequent report, “How Boomers Can Help Improve Health Care: Emerging Encore Career Opportunities in Health Care,” identified six promising new career tracks:

Community Health Worker – Provides health education, guidance and some basic direct services to underserved populations, promoting cost-saving prevention and addressing inequities in care.

Chronic Illness Coach – Offers personalized support and guidance to chronically ill individuals, helping them better manage the stress of chronic illness that can sometimes lead to depression and the need for additional medical treatment.

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Medications Coach – Assists individuals with complicated medication regimens to guard against harmful, potentially costly, drug results or interactions.

Patient Navigator/Advocate – Aids patients and their families in accessing top-quality care so they may better understand preventive measures and treatment options, leading to more efficient use of the healthcare system.

Home- and Community-Based Service Navigator/Advocate – Helps patients access long-term support services, including adult day care and home-delivered meals, to remain living at home and potentially avoid more expensive care in assisted living or nursing facilities.

Home Modification Specialist – Creates safe home environments that support independent living for seniors and the disabled, conceivably preventing costly institutionalization.

The popular online career site, Monster.com, listed Nursing Informatics and Anesthesiologist Assistants as two of the newest professions with increasing salaries. These two professions, unlike the ones cited above, have already been listed in the newest directory of job titles by the “Occupational Information Network.”

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Careervision.org cited several healthcare-related fields as promising new careers. Particularly focused on elderly patients, Life Care Planners, Case Workers and Patient Advocates will all experience an increase in demand for qualified employees. These fields include conducting assessments, research, navigating the healthcare system, and planning and managing services.

Another growing field is Biotechnology. The areas of research and development, quality control and assurance, manufacturing and production, agriculture, and bioinformatics are all fields that will experience growth. Similarly, there’s Bioinformatics, where specialists organize and mine an expansive amount of biomedical data, such as research related to the study of the human genome, clinical trials, and/or diseases.

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Especially in regards to the U.S.’ changing demographics, we’re currently experiencing one of the most dire nursing shortages in history. Skilled nurses are in demand. Hospitals, clinics, surgical centers, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, and elder care facilities are all in need of nurses with specialized skills in critical care, perioperative nursing, neonatal care and geriatric care.

Today’s most in-demand nursing jobs mirror

important trends in American society: aging Baby Boomers, consumer interest in fitness and holistic medicine, and advances in computer technology. Minoritynurse.com cited the following new specialties that are in need of qualified nurses:

Nursing Informatics – Combines nursing, computer science and information science to manage and communicate data, information and knowledge in nursing practice to improve patient care and communication among diverse medical staff members.

Fitness Nursing – Helps patients regain strength and health through exercise, nutrition and educational programs.

Holistic Nursing – Using a combination of traditional and alternative health care treatments, these nurses help patients regain health or deal with chronic conditions.

Gerontological Nursing – Specializing in working with elderly patients, these nurses help individuals who have diseases or chronic pain, and other health issues related to aging.

This article discusses some of the newly emerging jobs and projected in-demand specialties in healthcare. If you found it interesting and useful, please share it with your colleagues and friends. As always, I’m eager to read your comments and questions below.

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Rick Fromme combines entrepreneurial enthusiasm with an insider's knowledge of the medical industry to co-found MedMasters.com. Both his drive and perspective helps provide health care professionals with a superior mechanism with which to communicate, network and market their strengths. Prior to founding MedMasters.com, Rick operated a highly successful medical device distributorship. Other milestones in his 12-year career in the medical industry include a key position at a medical device start-up company that was later sold to the Ethicon Endo division of Johnson & Johnson. You may also reach Rick by connecting with him on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Health Care Professional Jobs: A Day in the Life of a Healthcare Recruiter

By Rick Fromme

Health care recruiters are responsible for searching for and indentifying qualified candidates for specific job openings in the medical field. Recruiters pre-qualify candidates based on their experience, credentials, education, licensing and assist with coordinating the interview process. Usually the pre-qualification process involves reviewing many CVs and résumés, then following up with phone or web conference interviews to determine the most qualified applicants.

Recruiters may function as a corporate or “in-house” recruiter. That is, they are employed by a health care agency or hospital, and serve primarily to fill internal positions for that given entity. These may be either long-range hiring projects, particularly if searching for top-level positions such as physicians, department managers, administrative executives, etc., or clinical positions such as nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, sonographer, etc.

In-house recruiters have varied responsibilities; among them are sourcing candidates and screening

candidates (via telephone, web conferencing, in-person and via email correspondence). A recruiter may also serve as “tour guide” of sorts, introducing the candidate to various clinical and administrative personnel within the facility (and possibly its satellite services), and, as may be the case when fulfilling a physician other top-level position, showing the candidates some of the highlights of the city/area where she or he may be relocating.

Furthermore, once a candidate is chosen and if both parties agree there’s a mutual fit, recruiters may often engage in contract negotiations as it relates to their employer and/or affiliation within the health care network. Here the recruiter is evaluating and balancing two perspectives in that s/he is assessing whether or not a candidate would be a good professional and cultural fit for their organization, but concurrently selling their organization/facility, and even promoting the surrounding community to the candidate as well.

"Recruiters may often engage in contract negotiations ..."

Recruiters may work for an independent recruiting firm or agency. These recruiters typically manage a number of searches for various entities on a third-party or contract basis. The recruiters receive a commission from that particular organization or facility when an ideal candidate is hired.

Recruiters may also work in-house for a health care or locum tenens physician staffing firm. In this scenario, recruiters search for a variety of health care clinicians or physicians who’re interested in being employed by the staffing firm itself. Then they’re contracted out for temporary assignments in a variety health care settings and environments.

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Typical Work Schedule

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Many health recruiting jobs require a flexible work schedule that oftentimes exceeds a typical 40-hour work week. Because many health care empolyees have different shifts within a 24/7 work week, some candidates aren’t available for phone or web-based, real-time interviews during typical weekday “office hours.” Also, some candidates’ visits include dinner or luncheon meetings with executives or managers, which were arranged by the recruiter, who’s sometimes expected to attend. Additionally, many in-house medical recruiting positions also require weekend work, entertaining candidates and their families during visits, particularly if it’s a top-level candidate who traveled to the interview from another location.

Job Requirements and Skills

At the very minimum, strong candidates should have bachelor’s degree, preferably in a discipline such as business, business management, human resources, business psychology, etc. Having a clinical background could also be highly advantageous, such as a BSN, especially in terms of understanding the clinical components of the position(s) for which you’re recruiting.

Typically, when hiring health care recruiters, employers seek a candidate that has prior experience or knowledge in the health care industry. As mentioned above, having some type of clinical experience is certainly helpful, but recruiters may also have a solid background in medical sales, or other non-clinical or health care industry experience. If you have a strong track record in recruiting, but in a non-health care-related field, you’ll need to prove you can attain the requisite medical knowledge quickly.

Recruiters must have excellent written and especially strong verbal communication skills, due to the fact they’re frequently on the on the phone conducting interviews and pre-qualifying potential candidates. Attentive listening skills are also critical. Strong presentation and negotiating skills are also important. Recruiters usually spend several hours per day doing administrative work such as posting jobs, searching job boards, reviewing résumés and CVs, conducting background checks, contacting references, emailing candidates, creating travel and meeting itineraries, keeping up candidates’ licensure, credentials, certifications and more. Recruiting also requires the ability to multitask, as they’re often working on several job openings simultaneously.

Since, according to numerous key studies, many health care jobs will be in demand for the next several decades, consequently so is the need for qualified, talented recruiters. Recruiters that focus primarily on higher-level professionals such physicians, medical executives, department managers typically have a long, more in-depth search/recruitment process, but concomitantly earn a higher fee once the candidate is hired (unless you’re salaried employee of a health care facility). Recruiters that primarily focus on health care clinicians and providers (i.e., nurses, allied health personnel such as sonographers, PTs, OTs, etc.) typically can place these candidates faster, although the commission is less.

In particular, physician recruitment emerged as a niche service about 25 years ago and since then,

has become an integral part of health care industry. The need for recruiting services in the 1990s was accelerated by managed care and its emphasis on primary gatekeepers. Whereas once recruiters focused primarily on searching for physicians for second-tier and rural areas that had limited access to residents, today recruitment has become a priority for urban facilities competing for managed care contracts, large medical groups, and corporate systems that often have their own recruitment arms.

There are a handful of large, national recruitment firms. Additionally, there are hundreds of local and regional recruitment companies and thousands of in-house physician recruiters working for hospitals, health networks, practice management companies and HMOs. It’s estimated there are nearly 5,000 physician recruiters throughout the US, more than one for every four final-year medical students.

In this article, I discussed the various types of health care recruitment positions, and provided an overview of their oftentimes highly varied responsibilities (both interpersonal and administrative), preferred educational background and professional skills, job outlook, etc. I also briefly discussed the changes that have recently occurred concerning physician recruitment. If you found this article useful, or have an opinion you’d like to share, please leave a comment below. Also, please feel free to share and repost it.

Rick Fromme combines entrepreneurial enthusiasm with an insider's knowledge of the medical industry to co-found MedMasters.com. Both his drive and perspective help provide health care professionals with a superior mechanism with which to communicate, network and market their strengths. Prior to founding MedMasters.com, Rick operated a highly successful medical device distributorship. Other milestones in his 12-year career in the medical industry include a key position at a medical device start-up company that was later sold to the Ethicon Endo division of Johnson & Johnson. You can also reach Rick by connecting with him on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Youtube.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Get Smart: A Quick List of America’s Top Health Care & Medical Schools

By Rick Fromme

In one of my recent blogs, “Health Care Job Outlook is Jammin’!” I listed the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ top dozen medical/health care professions that are expected to grow between 2012 and 2022. Correspondingly, here are U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for educational programs (undergraduate and, where appropriate, graduate) for the top twelve-listed medical/health care professions. To remain consistent with my previous blog, I’ve listed the specialties in their sequentially ranked order. Note that in some instances, several institutions tied for certain placements, whereas other placements aren’t even listed. In situations where no school/program rankings were published for a given specialty, I provided links where you can research more information.

Dentist*

The Dentist (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Dentists diagnose and treat problems with teeth and tissues in the oral cavity, along with providing advice and administering care to help prevent future problems.

#1 University of Pennsylvania

#2 University of California at San Francisco

#3 University of Michigan

#4 University of Florida

#5 Boston University Herman M. Goldman School of Dentistry

#6 New York University

#7 University of Maryland

#8 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

#9 University of Southern California

#10 Everest College – Los Angeles

Adult Nurse Practitioner*

In an adult nurse practitioner program, students are trained to work with older patients in a variety of settings, including urgent care, primary care, and Specialty units.

#1 University of Pennsylvania

#2 University of California – San Francisco

#3 University of Washington

#4 Columbia University

#4 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#6 University of Pittsburgh

#7 Rush University

#8 University of Maryland – Baltimore

#9 Yale University

#10 Duke University

#10 University of Alabama - Birmingham

Pharmacist

Pharmacy graduate programs offer advanced education for students seeking master’s or doctoral-level pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.

#1 University of California – San Francisco

Various pills (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

#2 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

#3 University of Minnesota

#4 University of Austin – Texas

#5 University of Kentucky

#5 University of Wisconsin – Madison

#7 Ohio State University

#7 Purdue University

#7 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#10 University of Arizona

#10 University of Southern California

# 10 University of Utah

#10 University of Washington

Registered Nurse

Graduate nursing degrees provide students seeking advanced nursing positions with the education they need to excel.

#1 Johns Hopkins University

#2 University of Pennsylvania

#3 University of Washington

#4 University of California – San Francisco

#5 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

#6 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#7 Duke University

#7 Oregon Health and Science University

#7 University of Pittsburgh

#7 Yale University

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Physical Therapist (Physical Therapist Assistant)

Graduate level physical therapy programs and schools offer advanced education for students seeking physical therapy graduate degrees.

#1 University of Southern California

#2 University of Delaware

#3 University of Pittsburgh

#3 Washington University in St. Louis

#5 University of Iowa

# 5 US Army-Baylor University

#7 Emory University

#7 MGH Institute of Health Professions

#9 Northwestern University

#9 University of Miami

#9 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Physician

Top medical schools provide the required advanced education to earn a Doctor of Medicine (MD) professional degree and prepare graduates to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Many offer specialized training such as obstetrics or surgery.

Operating Room (Photo credit: Jeff Kubina)

#1 Harvard University

#2 Stanford University

#3 Johns Hopkins University

#4 University of California – San Francisco

#4 University of Pennsylvania

#6 Washington University in St. Louis

#7 Yale University

#8 Columbia University

#8 Duke University

#8 University of Chicago

#8 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

Dental Hygienist

Dental hygiene programs provide a required entry level and advanced professional dental hygienist training. Certificate, Bachelors, and master’s level programs are all available. For a list of schools and programs by state, visit American Dental Hygienists Association’s Website: www.adha.org/dental-hygiene-programs.

Physician Assistant

Graduate-level physician assistant schools and programs offer advanced education for students seeking either a master’s or doctorate degree.

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#1 Duke University

#2 University of Iowa

#2 University of Utah

#4 Emory University

#4 George Washington University

#6 Baylor College of Medicine

#6 Oregon Health and Sciences University

#8 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Newark

#8 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas

#8 University of Washington

Occupational Therapist

Graduate-level occupational therapy schools and programs offer advanced education for students seeking a master's or doctorate degree in the field.

#1 University of Southern California

#2 Boston University – Sargent

#2 Washington University in St. Louis

#4 University of Illinois – Chicago

#5 University of Kansas Medical Center

#6 Colorado State University

#6 Thomas Jefferson University

#6 Tufts University – Boston School of Occupational Therapy

#6 University of Pittsburgh

#10 New York University

#10 University of Florida

#10 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Phlebotomist ***

Phlebotomists are trained in procedures for safely extracting blood samples from humans. Certificate and diploma programs are offered at colleges and universities around the country.

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#1 University of Alaska

#2 Mountain State University

#3 Madison Area Technical College

#4 Goodwin College

#5 Ferris State University

#6 Dixie State College of Utah

#7 Davenport University

#8 Columbia Basin College

#9 Bellevue College

#10 Baker College of Auburn Hills

Veterinarian

Graduate level schools of veterinary medicine offer advanced education for students seeking to become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).

#1 Cornell University

#2 University of California – Davis

Jasper recuperating (Photo credit: Animals Abused & Abandoned)

#3 Colorado State University

#3 North Carolina State University

#5 Ohio State University

#5 University of Pennsylvania

#5 University of Wisconsin – Madison

#8 Texas A&M University – College Station

#9 Michigan State University

#9 University of Georgia

#9 University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

* www.usdentalschools.com/top_school_rankings

** For Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program rankings, visit: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/pediatric-nursing-rankings. For Family Nurse Practitioner program rankings, visit: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/family-nursing-rankings. For Geriatric Nurse Practitioner program rankings, visit: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/geriatric-nursing-rankings.

*** http://education-portal.com/articles/Top_Schools_for_Phlebotomy.html

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Health Care Jobs Outlook is Jammin’!

By Rick Fromme

For those seeking jobs in the health care industry, I’ve great news: the future prognosis is excellent. With just a few exceptions, health care industry jobs dominated the overall list of those careers with the most promising hiring outlook, period.

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While various sectors of the workforce employment projections remain sluggish (manufacturing; federal government; agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting; information; and utilities), those who currently work in or are considering a career in health care and social services can exclaim a hearty “Huzzah!”

A report released in mid- December 2013 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics (BLS) cited, “Occupations and industries related to health care are projected to add the most new jobs between 2012 and 2022.” Furthermore, it estimated the total employment in our industry is projected to increase by an annual rate of 2.6%, adding 5 million jobs between 2012 and 2022.

Not only does the health care industry need to retain workers currently employed in their respective fields, but a sizeable number of new positions will be needed, with the most occupation growth projected among health care support jobs, such as Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and Veterinary Technicians. That should set your tails wagging.

With kind permission given to BLS’ statisticians, I’ve detailed what it deems are its Top 20 highest ranking health care occupations. I have also listed the other jobs, which, according to the number of new hires the BLS feels a particular field or Specialty, are going to be demand from now until 2022.

Dentist

English: A Dentist and her Dental assistant (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Something to sink one’s teeth into, certainly: Being a dentist was the third best overall career opportunity, cited just behind Software Developer, #1; and Computer Systems Analyst, #2. This profession is expected to add 23,300 new jobs by 2022. Dentists, also known as a “dental surgeon,” specialize in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. Most work in private practice and the most entrepreneurial among them can do very well financially.

Nurse Practitioner

Coming in as the second place as the most in-demand health care specialty and fourth best job outlook overall, is Nurse Practitioner. It’s the practitioner’s myriad capabilities that make this profession so employable. And, when considering NPs who have a Drug Devise Furnishing certificate (NFP) can prescribe medication and medical devices, this has become an attractive career choice in our nation’s ever-changing health care delivery model.

Pharmacist

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Along with Dentists’, Doctors’ and Nurse Practitioners’ ability license to prescribe drugs, and hence increasing the ability of the general public to obtain prescriptions, it’s not surprising Pharmacists rolled in as the third most in-demand health care job, just behind Nurse Practitioners, and fifth best job overall. Each day, more than 281,560 pharmacists dispense medicine and advise patients at hospitals and retail chains. The profession is expected to grow 14.5% percent by 2022. Keep in mind that concomitant with the rise in Pharmacists, while not stated specifically in the BLS reports, will be the increased need for Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives.

Registered Nurse

All of us know nursing is an indispensable health care profession; the field is in demand of good practitioners. That’s why Registered Nurse was listed just behind Pharmacist as the sixth best overall profession. While some areas of the country have more satiated markets than others, generally speaking, there is always the need for qualified RNs. The BLS anticipates 19.4% employment growth in this field between 2012 and 2022.

Physical Therapist

A Physical Therapist’s job description includes helping a paralytic regain mobility or a cancer survivor renew his or her strength. They also deal with patients with severe burns and other diseases/conditions affecting one’s mobility. While the actual number of positions opening in the future isn’t as large as Registered Nurse, the BLS projects the profession is still expected to grow by 36% by 2022 — more than double that of RNs.

Physician

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Physicians and Surgeons have long commanded the front–and-center position in the health care field, diagnosing and treating patients and helping with prevention in a wide spectrum of specialties. Like other jobs in this industry, Physicians and Surgeons will see robust job growth. The BLS forecasts 123,300 new job openings from 2012 to 2022; that’s in addition to replacing those who retire from practice.

Dental Hygienist

Coming in at 10th place in best overall job outlook, just behind Web Developer, is Dental Hygienist. In addition to cleaning teeth, dental hygienists educate patients on proper oral hygiene. While average yearly salaries can reach about $70,700, most Dental Hygienists choose to work part time. Expect a 33.3 % employment growth in this field from 2012 to 2022.

Physician Assistant

Just after Information Security Analysts at 11th place, and Database Engineers at 12th place, are Physician Assistants. Working under the supervision of doctors, PAs interpret X-rays and blood tests, chart patients’ progress, conduct routine exams and treat a wide range of ailments. Like Nurse Practitioners, they can prescribe certain classes of drugs when authorized to do so by a supervising Physician. When you couple PAs’ growth projections for 33,300 new jobs with a micro-thin 1.2 % unemployment rate — one of the lowest on the BLS’ best jobs list — their job outlook is highly advantageous.

Occupational Therapist

A close runner-up to PAs, Occupational Therapists help patients who have physical, mental or developmental disabilities to take better care of themselves and how to effectively assimilate into society. No surprise, it’s especially on the rise, with 29% employment growth expected between 2012 and 2022.

Phlebotomist

Let Us Help You Save Lives (Photo: Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center)

Coming in at 16th place, just after Market Research Analysts, are those who deal daily with human fluids, especially blood, urine and sometimes feces. If you choose this field, you need to be comfortable with people being uncomfortable… Who likes getting pricked by needles or delivering a test cup of urine? Empathetic people skills and attention to detail are a must for this job. The BLS forecasts growth of 27,100 new positions between 2012 and 2022.

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist Assistants fell slightly from ninth to eleventh place this year, but this occupation is still growing rapidly with a 41% growth projection between 2012 and 2022. The difference between PTAs and PTs is there is a lower education prerequisite to enter this occupation than to become a PT (which can be academically rigorous). PTAs usually do many similar tasks as PAs, but don’t have as many responsibilities.

Veterinarian

English: A veterinarian stitching a dog, after surgery. (Photo Wikipedia)

Doggedly holding up at 20th place are Veterinarians. Not just limited to first-tier animal care, they also protect the public’s food supply by inspecting livestock, promote public health by fighting animal-borne diseases, and help educate people on how to have a healthy relationship with animals. Given the field’s ongoing advancement and the popularity of personal pets, expect a 12% employment jump between 2012 and 2022.

The Rest of the Best

Health care career choices that also topped the BLS’ list for strong employment, in order of their projected growth rate:

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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Clinical Laboratory Assistant

Dieticians & Nutritionists

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Massage Therapist

Veterinary Technologist and Technician

Esthetician

Respiratory Therapist

Epidemiologist

Speech-Language Pathologist

Substance Abuse Counselor

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse

Medical Assistant

Medical Equipment Repair

Reservist Medical Officer at Camp Bastion Hospital in Afghanistan (Photo credit: Defence Images)

Clinical Social Worker

Medical Secretary

Radiologic Technologist

Optician

Dental Assistant

Home Health Aide

Personal Care Aide

Marriage & Family Counselors

Surgical Technologist

Nursing Aide

Pharmacy Technician

Paramedic

Mental Health Counselor

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Emerging New Healthcare Jobs, Part 1

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Health Care Professional Jobs: A Day in the Life of a Healthcare Recruiter

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Get Smart: A Quick List of America’s Top Health Care & Medical Schools

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Health Care Jobs Outlook is Jammin’!