Healthcare Jobs Among the Growth Careers in the Next Eight Years
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the healthcare industry will be one of the four sectors that will experience job growths by 2020. They expect 5.6 million new healthcare jobs by the said year.
This year 2012 has pitched a curved ball as far as employment projections go—surprisingly, it has gone against doctors, but not against most everyone else in the healthcare industry.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released in February its employment projections for the next eight years, reporting that four industries will experience rapid job growths by 2020. One of these industries is the healthcare sector, which the bureau expects to create 5.6 million new healthcare jobs by that year.
The U.S. News & World Report ranked the top careers in healthcare, producing the following rankings: registered nurse, pharmacist, medical assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist, clinical laboratory technician, paramedic, and massage therapist.
Medical assistants, often known as medical office assistants—who usually must acquire medical office assistant training (no college degree required) to be considered for hiring—placed top three on the U.S. News list of best healthcare jobs. These professionals work in a range of medical environments including hospitals, doctor’s clinics, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes. Their principal duties lie in administration, but they also assist with clinical functions.
The BLS forecasts a 30.9-percent increase in jobs by 2020 for medical assistants, with over 162,000 positions added.
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