Health Care Job Explosion
Subtitle: High Growth Health Care Careers and Job Locator
Edition: 4 edition
Publisher: Bookhaven Press
Published: May 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780943641256
Subjects: Health Care; Physicians; Directories; Career/Job; Vocational guidance; Business & Economics; Careers / Job Opportunities; Medicine; Health facilities; Employees; Careers - General; Career And Vocational Guidance; Supply and demand; Allied health personnel
First sentence: Growing twice as fast as the average occupation, health care practitioner and technical employment is projected to increase 30.3% between 2004 and 2014.
Description: "Many of the fastest growing occupations are concentrated in the health services field, which is expected to account for 1 out of every 5 new jobs created by 2014. Factors contributing to job growth include increased use of innovative medical technology, the increase in obesity-related health problems, and the aging population, which will require more health services. Retirement of older workers is expected to cause worker shortages. In some areas, new-hire bonuses of $5000 are common and a few hospitals even offer help with mortgages or rent. Students in fields with the greatest shortages may find employers offering loan forgiveness programs to help repay college debt. The US Army offers registered nurses bonuses of up to $15,000"--Publisher website (May 2007).