Health Services Industry Snapshot Jobs in the health services industry provide medical assistance to people. Health services employees work in hospitals, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, and medical labs. It is one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing industries—demand for jobs re a c h is expected to grow as the healt nation’s 80 million Baby Boomers approach retirement age. Experts say more than half of the fastest growing jobs in the U.S. in the next 10 years are in health services. Demand for health services workers in the Greater Phoenix area is expected to mirror the nationwide growth of these jobs. Depending on the health services career you choose, many states require health services employees to be certified in their profession.
Occupation
Fastest Growing Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Home Health Aides Pharmacy Technicians Surgical Technologists Largest Number Home Health Aides Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Medical Assistants Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Registered Nurses
Essential Industry Transferable Skills
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. • Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Source: O*Net
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$21,720 $45,650 $30,070 $25,300 $67,130
The level of job satisfaction is like no other when I know that my actions positively contributed Robin Mallaro to my patients’ recovery. Trauma Nurse SCC Student
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
$35,020 $74,000 $21,720 $30,100 $43,660
* Source: Arizona Department of Commerce 2009
• Speaking — Talking to others to effectively convey information. •
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