If you enjoy caring for people or think you might like working in a medical office, clinic or hospital environment, consider a career in the fastest-growing sector of the economy, health care! This industry is expected to generate three million new jobs between 2006-2016.*
Skilled employees are needed in both patient care and administrative positions. With the right training, your opportunities could include working in such growing career fields as medical assisting, ultrasound or radiologic technology, or a range of administrative careers including medical billing and coding, medical office administration and health care administration.
Training for these fields is hands-on and sometimes includes a valuable externship to help you gain real-world experience even before you graduate. Programs vary in length.
Due to the size of the health care field, there are many opportunities for you to grow and seek advancement as you gain experience. Look into your future in the booming health care field!
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2008-09 Edition, Health Care, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm (visited April 17, 2008).