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Benefits of An Allied Health Career

Working in any health care field can be very challenging, but with that challenge come the rewards of a career which affords you the ability to help people, feel good about your job, be in demand by employers, have workplace stability, and work with other professionals with a similar sense of purpose.

Allied Health Career Outlook

http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm

  • Health services is one of the largest industries in the country, with more than 11 million jobs.
  • About 13% of all wage and salary jobs created between 2000 and 2010 will be in health services.
  • 9 out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are concentrated in health services.
  • Most jobs require less than 4 years of college education.
  • Average earnings of non-supervisory workers in health services are slightly higher than the average for all private industry.
  • Earnings in individual health services occupations vary widely according to duties, level of education and training, and amount of responsibility.
  • Some establishments offer tuition reimbursement, paid training, child daycare services, and flexible work hours.
  • Healthcare establishments that must be staffed around the clock often pay premiums for overtime and weekend work, holidays, late shifts, and time spent on call.
  • Wage and salary employment in the health services industry is projected to increase more than 25 percent through 2010, compared with an average of 16 percent for all industries.
  • Employment growth is expected to account for about 2.8 million new jobs 13 percent of all wage and salary jobs added to the economy over the 2000-10 period.
  • Projected rates of employment growth for the various segments of this industry range from 10 percent in hospitals, to 68 percent in the much smaller home healthcare services.
  • Health services workers at all levels of education and training will continue to be in demand. In many cases, it may be easier for job seekers with health-specific training to obtain jobs and advance in careers. Specialized clinical training is a requirement for many jobs in health services and is an asset even for many administrative jobs that do not specifically require it.