Healthcare & Nursing Careers
Healthcare and nursing career articles have been separated into two sections:
Healthcare industry snapshot
The Healthcare industry is an intense and rapidly growing sector of American life and labor. It encompasses a wide range of careers and services, including:
- nursing and medicine
- medical diagnostics
- medical therapies and treatments
- healthcare business and office administration
- health and wellness, such as nutrition, pharmacy services, dental services, and community health
- healthcare business technology, including health informatics and medical billing, coding, and transcription
- health and medical specialties, such as holistic health and alternative medicine
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that healthcare will generate 3 million new wage and salary jobs between 2006 and 2016, more than any other industry. Healthcare careers offer opportunities for recession-proof jobs and pay.