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The population of the United States is not only growing, it is getting older. Every year, more and more people are reaching retirement age. Pretty soon, the majority of the “Baby Boom” generation will be of retirement age. Along with the tax and pension issues that this will cause, it will continue to place an increasing burden on the health care system. As people age, it is only natural for their health to deteriorate over time. Unfortunately, this is a side effect of the aging process that we have not found a solution for yet. Another unfortunate point is that our introduction of new doctors, nurses, and technicians is not keeping up with the increasing number of patients.

Health care is a growing industry. Whether it becomes more privatized, remains in its current quasi-socialist/quasi-private state, or is fully socialized, the need for qualified health care professionals will continue to increase. As a result of the lack of qualified health care employees, wages for these workers are increasing by the year in efforts to attract new talent. The investment in time and tuition you put in today will be paid back in full (plus quite a bit more) if you decide to join the health care industry. In addition to excellent pay and benefits, you can be sure that you will receive the intangible reward of helping people when they are injured or ill.

Many different avenues exist for careers in the health care industry. At the top of the food chain are doctors. This requires going to college for a bachelor’s degree, then going on to medical school, followed by years of residency to learn hands-on medicine, before finally being out on your own as a doctor or surgeon. You can also choose to go into the field of nursing. Nurses work hand and hand with doctors, doing the regular work necessary to keep a patient stable. This includes administering medicine, checking vital signs, and changing dressings on wounds. Nurses can practice basic nursing, or can go into specialties such as cardiac nursing, emergency nursing, development disabilities nursing, geriatric nursing, infectious disease nursing, and a host of other specialties. You can also be a technician in one of the many different areas of medicine. Technical fields include radiology, hematology, emergency medicine, paramedics, and many other areas. The education required depends on the specialty you choose. The more schooling required, the higher the average salary is likely to be.

Health care study programs have multiple levels of education. Entry level workers can attain an associate’s degree. Professionals can work to attain a bachelor’s degree. Those who want extreme specialization and responsibility can go further to get a master’s degree or even go to medical school. Hospitals also require administration, with a wide variety of management functions needing qualified employees. With the projected growth of health care and health care related fields in the foreseeable future, more and more jobs will become available every year. As long as the need outweighs the availability of good employees, you can be sure that health care jobs will be secure and will pay well.