Health
& Medical
Health
& Medical
Help Others,
Make a Difference
Help Others,
Make a Difference
Why Study Health & Medical?
- A vast field with many career options
- Ability to often set your own work hours
- Many new jobs opening up within next decade
Meet your need to balance life, work, and school with programs that fit you. Choose a path that is a good mix of speed versus impact on your current job and career goals. Work with top schools to leverage your prior educational experiences, embrace a broad array of potential careers, and stay organized and on-track with flexible schedules.
Top Growing Health & Medical Occupations 2018 - 2028
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of healthcare occupations is projected to grow 14 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 1.9 million new jobs. Healthcare occupations are projected to add more jobs than any of the other occupational groups.
NUMBER OF NEW JOB OPENINGS BY OCCUPATION
MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Skill to leverage
COMMUNICATION
Work closely with patients, doctors, and other practitioners and having good interpersonal skills will help you excel.
Skill to leverage
COMMUNICATION
You will work closely with patients, doctors, and other practitioners and having good interpersonal skills will help you excel.
Health & Medical skills driving success
EMPATHY the ability to empathize with patients and the difficult situations they face.
WORK ETHIC Health care is a demanding field. Hours are long. The driven thrive.
POSITIVE ATTITUDE it is important that health care workers keep a sunny outlook and encourage others.
COMMUNICATION speaking with patients and families, vital for effective patient care and satisfaction.
TIME MANAGEMENT When lives are literally on the line, focusing on priorities can lead to success.
FLEXIBILITY Health care roles often work unusual hours and deal with something different every day.
TEAMWORK similar to team sports, higher team functioning leads to better patient outcomes.
STRESS MANAGEMENT the most successful health care workers thrive under pressure.
CONFIDENCE in your skillset directly communicates with patients and affects their experience.
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Levels of education and wages
In 2017 the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the median wage for high school graduates was $36,100. The median for those with a Bachelors was almost twice that.
BACHELORS DEGREE
$72,800 annually
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
$36,100 annually
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited."
Plutarch, Greek-Roman biographer
*All stats sited ‘bls.gov’ unless otherwise stated