As the need for medical healthcare in every community arises, career opportunities in the said filed also pitch high as surveys says that there will be more employment opportunities for individuals in the next eight years for the healthcare and medical industry fields.
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. Of the 155,000 jobs added to the economy in April 2012, 19,000 were created by the booming healthcare industry, reported the BLS.
The health of the healthcare sector was confirmed by the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Albany, State University in New York, which projected that more than 4.2 million healthcare jobs would probably added by 2020. The figure stands in contrast to the ambivalence of experts over when the next economic boom may occur, considering the inability of the other industries to match the unexpected growth trajectory of the healthcare industry.
"There have been some concerns that the economy may be headed for a repeat of last year’s spring and summer slowdown. While job gains may indeed hit a lull in the coming months, we do not foresee a sudden upsurge in downsizing activity,” pointed out John A. Challenger, chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, according to an article from medzilla.com, a career website. “Even with the increased job cuts in consumer products, retail and transportation, the monthly totals remain well below levels that would signal a reversal in the recovery.”
In Texas alone, according to an Employer Needs Assessment Report, medical facilities are projecting a requirement for at least 10,000 employees between now and 2013.
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