HOTT Career Trends

How many health-related careers can you name?

 

 

Can you come up with 10?...20?

Did you know that the South Dakota Department of Labor includes 55 job descriptions in the health-related field?  Opportunities in the health field don't stop at doctors and nurses.  There are many opportunities you may never have considered.  How about 'Audiologist'?  Or maybe 'Medical Assistant'?  What about an 'Optician'?  Some require graduate school - some, on-the-job training.  Check out the links below to explore a wide variety of health careers. 

 

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Athletic Trainer

Audiologist  
 

Biomedical Engineer

  

Cardiovascular Technician

Chiropractor  

Dental Assistant

  

Dental Hygienist

Dental Laboratory Tech

  

Dentist

  Dermatologist  

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

  

Dietitian/Nutritionist

Epidemiologist  
  Genetic Counselor  
 

Health Educator

  
 

Health Information Administrator

  
 

Health Unit Coordinator

  
 

Healthcare Administrator

  

Massage Therapist

  

Medical Assistant

  

Medical Laboratory Technician

Medical Laboratory Technologist  

Medical Social Worker

  

Medical Transcriptionist

  
 

Music Therapist

  

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

  

Nurse: Licensed Practical Nurse  
  Nurse: Nurse Anesthetist  
  Nurse: Nurse Midwife  
  Nurse: Nurse Practitioner  

Nurse: Registered Nurse  

Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapy Assistant

  

Optometrist

Orthotist/Prosthetist

  

Paramedic/EMT

  Pathologist  
  Perfusionist  

Pharmacy Technician

Phlebotomist

  

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapy Assistant

  

Physican Assistant  

Podiatrist  

Radiological Tech

Recreational Therapist  

Respiratory Therapist

  

Speech-Language Therapist

  
 

Surgical Technologist

  

 

Sources uses to compile this information:

Career descriptions:  www.wihealthcareers.org

Schools in South Dakota:  www.state.sd.us/dol/lmic/menutrainingproviders.htm

Career descriptions:  www.texashotjobs.org

US Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook:   http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Wages Statewide for each occupation:  http://www.state.sd.us/applications/ld54lmicinfo/WAGES/OWLISTPUBA.asp?Saytitle

=South%20Dakota%20Occupational%20Wage%20Estimates%20%20&SayArea=Statewide

American Medical Association (Health Professions-Career and Education Directory

2005-2006)33rd edition:  www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13087.html

Videos:  <a href="http://www.careeronestop.org/"><img src="CareerOneStopLogo.gif" border="0" alt="careeronestop logo"/></a>

 

 

Last Updated:  3/31/09