Healthcare Job Outlook
Already the largest employment sector in the U.S. economy, with 12.5 million wage and salary workers and another 382,000 self-employed workers in 2002, job growth in the healthcare sector is expected to outpace that of the overall economy over the next decade. According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), healthcare jobs will account for 10 of the 20 fastest growing occupations between 2002 and 2012. The BLS projects that about 16 percent of all new wage and salary jobs created between 2002 and 2012 will be healthcare jobs - 3.5 million jobs, which is more than in any other industry.
The following reports examine the job outlook for various health and medical professions and include related information (current employment patterns, earnings, training requirements, etc.) about these occupations.
Audiologists
Cardiovascular technicians
Chiropractors
Clinical laboratory technicians
Counselors
Dental assistants
Dental hygienists
Dental laboratory technicians
Dentists
Diagnostic sonographers
Dietitians and nutritionists
Emergency medical technicians
Licensed practical nurses
Health Services Management
Medical assistants
Medical Scientists
Medical Records Technicians
Medical transcriptionists
Nuclear medicine technologists
Occupational specialists
Occupational therapists
Opticians, dispensing
Optometrists
Pharmacists
Pharmacy aides
Pharmacy technicians
Physical therapists
Physician assistants
Physicians and surgeons
Podiatrists
Psychologists
Radiologic technicians
Recreational therapists
Registered nurses
Respiratory therapists
Social workers
Speech-language pathologists
Surgical technologists
Veterinarians
Veterinary technicians
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