Despite attractive job offers from hospitals, she opted for consulting. Nursing informatics is just one new option in the healthcare field, which provides 11.2 million jobs in this country and will account for approximately 14 percent of jobs created between 1998 and 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Health care is a growth industry for careers.
In fact, some careers, such as Carnevale's, didn't even exist 10 years ago. Only 10 students are accepted into the program each year, and they are getting job offers prior to graduation. Health industry employers in the twenty-first century are certainly not limited to hospitals. Among the options are nursing and personal care facilities, home health services, medical and dental laboratories, educational institutions, and private and group medical, dental, nursing and allied health practices. Spurring the burgeoning and changing job market are shake-ups in the health care system, technological advances, and clinical developments that have boosted the need for personnel with new and different skills.