Health Care Job Explosion!
High Growth Health Care Careers And Job Locator
Fourth Edition By Dennis V. Damp
$19.95, 320 pages, ISBN:
0-943641-25-X
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A comprehensive health care Career Guide and JOB LOCATOR. This ALL-NEW fourth
edition steers readers to high growth health care occupations and provides
contact information (over 1,400 resources) for locating jobs. This new edition
covers the many changes that have taken place in the health care field since the
third edition was released. The Department of Labor projects that jobs in health
care will grow by 30.3 percent (OVER 4,700,000 NEW JOBS) by 2014. This book
presents detailed information for all major occupations including:
- Occupational descriptions
- Required training and education
- Advancement opportunities
- Related occupations
- Qualifications
- Required certifications and licenses
- Job outlook
- Earnings (average salary)
- Candid interviews with health care workers
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.
Everything you need to explore careers and develop a job-search strategy
This new edition includes more interviews with health care workers offering
insight about specific occupations from their personal perspective. Learn first
hand how specialists working in the field feel about their career choices and
work environment. Numerous employment options are presented including the
traditional health care services market, federal occupations and opportunities
with corporate America.
Features hundreds of resources for career exploration and your job search
including
- Periodicals with job adds
- Hundreds of Internet web sites and job links
- Directories
- Job hotlines
- Association contact information
- Corporate opportunities and contacts - R&D/Sales (Appendix A)
- Federal job opportunities and agency contacts (Appendix B)
- Comprehensive Index
“... The information is extremely well-organized, accurate, and up-to-date.
This book will be enormously useful to individuals seeking employment
opportunities or information about particular jobs in the health care field.”
Robert C. Aber, M.D., Associate Dean of Medical
Education,
Penn State University, College of Medicine
- Career Guide (Explore viable career options)
- Job Locator (1400+ resources to find jobs)
- Educational/License/Certifications (Discover all requirements for each
occupation)
- Thinking of Changing Careers? (Related occupations
listed for each specialty)
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Library Journal Review, October 1, 2006 (CAREERS)
Damp, Dennis V. Health Care Job Explosion! High Growth Health Care Careers and
Job Locator. 4th ed. Bookhaven. 2006. c.320p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN
0-943641-25-X (ISBN 978-0-943641-25-6). pap. $19.95.
CAREERS
"With the simple presentation, current facts, and career advice from those
in the trenches, the fourth edition of this all-inclusive resource will motivate
patrons looking for a job in the health services field. Damp (The Book of U.S.
Government Jobs) cites projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that one
out of every five new jobs created by 2014 will be in the health services field.
Readers get helpful tips and guidance about the application and interview
process. The third chapter presents an array of useful professional resources
including books, job fairs, associations, and web sites. Damp then moves on to
cover specific health services fields and the relevant jobs within each category
(e.g., health technicians, pharmacy, therapy, nursing, social services, home
healthcare). For each job, he covers the significant points such as working
conditions, necessary training, employment outlook, and earnings. The first
appendix discusses healthcare corporations as a high-growth area for possible
employment; the second appendix provides scholarship and tuition information.
Overall, this inexpensive resource acts as a great starting point for someone
considering a field where there is an ever-increasing demand for personnel.
Recommended for all public libraries."
Needed a change and this was the perfect guide!
Alphamom (VT USA) November 25, 2006
"I knew I needed a change in life and a new career. But I new it needed to
be something that paid decent and would give me job security. So I bought this
book, read about the different fields and then handed it over to my teenage
daughter to get her thinking about her future....This book guided me in the
right direction and now I am in school and will graduate in early 2008. I will
have job security and a decent salary until I retire. If you are interested in
the medical field then this book is a great guide in helping you decide what you
would like to do and how much education you need, where to go to school and what
exams you must pass. Great book for those looking for a career change or just
thinking of trying something else in life."
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