| It isn't necessary to become a doctor to make a | | | | a national certification examination after |
| career in the growing field of health care. | | | | completing the requirements of an associate |
| According to the American Medical Association, | | | | degree program from an accredited school. |
| the average medical student racks up $140,000 in | | | | Entry-level salaries start at $30,000, and |
| debt to complete his or her education; therefore, | | | | supervisory-level positions average $48,000 per |
| many would-be physicians are turning to other | | | | year; full benefits included. Pharmacy technicians |
| health care careers instead. Here are some health | | | | assist pharmacists to prepare prescriptions, |
| care jobs which do not require being an MD. | | | | answer medical questions, and file insurance claims. |
| A radiological technologist in Barco metroscrubs is | | | | A Pharmacy technician is also one of the top |
| responsible for preparing patients for, | | | | twenty fastest growing occupations listed by the |
| administering, and interpreting the results of | | | | Bureau of Labor Statistics, expected to expand |
| diagnostic imaging examinations such as x-rays, | | | | by a third by the year 2016. |
| MRI's, mammograms, and fluoroscopies. Most | | | | If you are looking for a flexible, people centered |
| radiologic technologists work in freestanding clinics | | | | job, you might consider working as a home care |
| or community hospitals but there are also | | | | assistant in Urbane scrubs. This job involves |
| positions available in university medical centers and | | | | working with home bound patients and providing |
| teaching facilities and government hospitals. | | | | them with whatever care they require, from |
| Salaries average about $60,000 per year. It is | | | | cooking and helping them bathe to providing |
| necessary to pass a national certification | | | | psychological encouragement and helping fill out |
| examination after earning a certificate, associate, | | | | insurance and other forms. It is expected that the |
| or bachelor degree from an accredited program. | | | | number of home care assistants will double |
| Another health care career which doesn't require | | | | between now and 2016. While certification from |
| an MD is being a physical therapist assistant, which | | | | the National Association for Home Care and |
| is one of the top twenty fastest growing | | | | Hospice is a help, many home care assistants |
| occupations listed by the Bureau of Labor | | | | enter the field without formal training. The pay |
| Statistics. Physical therapy assistants work | | | | can vary, from $18,000 per year for entry-level |
| alongside licensed physical therapists in uniform | | | | workers up to $70,000 or more for supervisory |
| scrubs in clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, | | | | personnel. |
| rehabilitation facilities, and home care. This career | | | | Another flexible hour, people-oriented career is |
| requires a two-year associate degree from an | | | | being a dental hygienist, which requires an |
| accredited program, and passing the state | | | | associate degree and passing a national |
| licensing examination. Salaries average between | | | | examination, and is also a field growing by leaps |
| $35 - 40,000 per year for new graduates. | | | | and bounds at thirty percent yearly. Besides a full |
| Moreover, being a physical therapist assistant | | | | package of benefits, dental hygienists earn from |
| includes health and retirement benefits, as well as | | | | $50,000 to $90,000 yearly working in hospitals, |
| continuing support for further education. | | | | school systems, as well as private clinics and |
| Becoming a pharmacy technician requires passing | | | | practices. |