Health care jobs are a popular career option for students who enjoy helping others and learning about the latest cutting-edge technology and treatment methods! Here are some statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor that provide information on the promising career opportunities in the health care industry:
Employment in the health care and social assistance industry will grow by 19 percent from 2014 to 2024 more than triple the average employment growth for all industries.
19 of the top 25 fastest-growing careers through 2024 are health care related.
No other industry will add more jobs (more than 3.6 million) than the health care field from 2014-24.
7 of the top 20 careers that will add the most new positions through 2024 are in the health care industry.
The second edition of Hot Health Care Careers features the hottest of the hot health care careers for people from all educational backgrounds from high school diplomas to medical degrees. Some of the jobs that are featured include Advanced Practice Nurse, Biomedical Engineer, Dental Hygienist, Health Care Manager, Health Information Management Specialist, Licensed Practical Nurse, Mental Health Counselor, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Physician, and Registered Nurse.
Each career article provides an overview of the job and typical work environments, educational requirements, personal skills, methods of exploring the career while still in high school, tips on landing a job, typical employers, information on the long-term employment outlook and hot specialties, and sources of additional information. The book also features nearly 25 interviews with professionals and educators, photographs, and useful sidebars that list books, websites, fun facts, and other helpful information.
What s new in the second edition of Hot Health Care Careers?
5 new career articles: Creative Arts Therapists, Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, Medical Illustrators and Photographers, Medical Interpreters and Translators, and Orthotic and Prosthetic Professionals
Information on more than 40 summer, college exploration programs throughout the United States for those intertested in careers in health care
Information on more than 35 college scholarships for students interested in entering health care careers; awards range from $500 to $20,000
15 new interviews with health care professionals (nearly 25 total interviews)
More than 40 new sidebars focusing on emerging careers (disease mapper, medical scribe, nurse informaticist, radiosurgeons, etc.), changing educational requirements, the best places to work in health care, and useful educational and career websites
Andrew Morkes has been writing and editing college- and career-related publications for nearly 25 years. He s the former managing editor for career publications at Ferguson Publishing Company, a respected school and library reference publishing company. If you re a school and library professional, you are probably familiar with Ferguson s top-quality publications such as the Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance, Careers in Focus (85+-volume series), Discovering Careers (10+-volume series), What Can I Do Now? (20+-volume series), and Career Discovery Encyclopedia. Andrew has helped publish more than 350 books for the school and library reference market and served as a feature writer for Career Opportunities News. Andrew has been interviewed about college- and career-related topics for local and national publications such as the Allentown Daily Call, Practical Homeschooling magazine, and GameZone Online. He is also the author of The Morkes Report: College and Career Planning Trends blog, and the author of more than 15 Vault Career Guides, including Accounting, Consulting, Healthcare Management, Hedge Funds, Information Technology, Law, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Private Equity, Private Wealth Management, Social Media, and Venture Capital. Andrew is the former assistant editor of Lake & Prairie, a quarterly newsletter of the Illinois Sierra Club. His poetry has appeared in Cadence, Wisconsin Review, Poetry Motel, Strong Coffee, and Mid-America Review.
