| As the U.S. population ages, healthcare | | | | (over 41%). Nursing homes and residential care |
| management jobs are likely to increase greatly, | | | | facilities make up the second largest source of |
| both in number and in remuneration. This also | | | | employment, with private medical and dental |
| includes careers in healthcare such as | | | | offices a close third. |
| administration and allied health occupations in which | | | | In any event, the DOL now predict that most of |
| business skills are more important than a medical | | | | the new wage and salaried jobs created over the |
| degree. | | | | next seven to ten years will be in healthcare |
| According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), | | | | management. Most of these workers have jobs |
| health care was the nation's largest industry in | | | | requiring no more than an associate's (two-year) |
| 2004, providing 13.5 million jobs nationwide. About | | | | degree; nonetheless, those with careers in |
| 411,000 of these health care workers were | | | | healthcare are among the most educated in the |
| independent, self-employed professionals. 40% of | | | | nation. |
| the fastest growing occupations consist of | | | | Whatever shape health care takes in the U.S. |
| careers in healthcare. Such healthcare | | | | during the coming decades, healthcare |
| management jobs include traditional fields such as | | | | management jobs will be plentiful. If you are going |
| nursing and physician's assistant, but can also | | | | to take advantage of the growing opportunities in |
| include medical secretaries and home and personal | | | | careers in healthcare, you'll want to make sure |
| home health care aides. | | | | you are enrolled in, and receive a good quality |
| Even if the U.S. finally joins the rest of the | | | | health care management education. |
| industrialized world by offering free, single-payer | | | | Healthcare management education is offered at |
| universal health care to all its citizens (by no | | | | most major universities; there are also many |
| means a foregone conclusion given the financial | | | | schools that specialize in such courses of study. |
| power of the insurance and pharmaceutical | | | | These train prospective students for careers |
| industries - but increasingly, a possibility with rising | | | | requiring no more than an associate's degree, such |
| anger and frustration on the part of working | | | | as dental hygienist, or anesthetists, which require |
| Americans over a dysfunctional "for-profit" health | | | | more advanced training but do not need a medical |
| care system), the job outlook should be | | | | degree; health care marketing; and even physical |
| unaffected. In fact, it is even likely to improve; | | | | education for young people. Some institutions |
| contrary to corporate media propaganda, health | | | | offer healthcare management education online. |
| care professionals in countries with socialized | | | | Before starting on your healthcare management |
| medicine enjoy a high standard of living and | | | | education, you'll want to check out several of |
| substantially greater job security as government | | | | these institutions to find out which is the best for |
| employees than their U.S. counterparts. | | | | you. |
| Most healthcare management jobs are in hospitals | | | | |