| There are thousands of different medical careers | | | | physician profession will see a 17% growth by |
| in the job market today. The healthcare industry | | | | 2016. |
| is our nations largest and is the fastest growing | | | | Allied health careers are going to require less |
| out of any field. According to the Bureau of Labor | | | | formal training but are still very well paid careers. |
| and Statistics, in 2006 over 14 million people were | | | | Just having and associates or a four year degree |
| employed with another 3 million expected to go | | | | will open up over 100 allied health career options |
| into the industry by 2016. | | | | that include medical technicians and assistants. |
| This is just what is considered the top medical | | | | Medical assistants are predicted to have the |
| careers. They are the careers that will have the | | | | highest growth by 2016 at over 36%. This very |
| most benefits with the highest need but also the | | | | high growth is coupled with added versatility and |
| best compensation, life and work quality. These | | | | flexibility that makes being a medical assistant |
| top career ether have the highest amount | | | | very appealing to many wishing to have a career |
| possible of one of these benefits are balanced | | | | in healthcare. Also it is a career that can be |
| combination. They are all highly demanded careers | | | | started with less education than most but still |
| that will have major growth due to the population | | | | pays very well. |
| aging and healthcare advances. | | | | Then there are the staff that support the actual |
| Nurses are the biggest part of the medical | | | | medical workers. These type of administrative |
| workers. They make up over 15% of the | | | | careers are 18% of the total job that the |
| workforce and are over 2.5 million strong | | | | healthcare industry has to offer which secures |
| nationwide. The career of registered nurse alone | | | | their place in the top careers. The fact that a |
| is predicted to have 25% growth by 2016. The | | | | majority of these careers do not require college |
| fact that there are so many kinds of nurses, at a | | | | degrees is an additional bonus. While they may |
| variety of places, makes nursing the top medical | | | | pay less than other healthcare careers they are |
| job. Some of these careers can be started right | | | | just as in demand. Also they have less stress, |
| out of high school, but most take a college | | | | overtime and the most flexibility. Medical |
| degree and preferably and advance degree. You | | | | transcriptionist will have the greatest flexibility |
| level of education is going to determine your level | | | | because it is something that can be done from |
| of compensation and responsibilities. | | | | home. While this career is not growing the fastest |
| Doctors have the potential to make the most | | | | they are expected to see over a 10% growth by |
| money of all the medical careers, even with the | | | | 2016 which is still pretty high. |
| financial hit that managed care and insurance | | | | The highest growing healthcare field is growing to |
| companies have caused. It may take a harder | | | | be home healthcare careers. They are predicted |
| work and more patients to be seen than before | | | | to see more than a 50% growth rate by 2016. |
| but doctors can still easily make yearly income in | | | | This includes hospice care workers that go to the |
| the hundreds of thousands of dollar ranges. The | | | | home and home health aides the assist the elderly |
| doctors that earn the most are surgeons and | | | | or disabled. Because this field is growing to have |
| specialist whose yearly incomes reach well over | | | | the highest growth rate it is considered one of |
| half a million dollars. It is predicted that the | | | | the top healthcare careers. |