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Objectives
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Employment outlook
Good
Salary: $27,875
EKG
Nuclear Medicine
Bone Scan
Dietetics
Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT)
Description: Member of
the pre-hospital team Paramedic
providing care to patients Description: Leader of the
who call an ambulance. pre-hospital team on an
Length of Study: 4 ambulance or in the air.
months Length of Study: 1 to 3
Employment Outlook: years
Excellent Employment Outlook: Good
Salary: $24,802*
Salary: $32,775*
*from Salary.com
Hospital/Medical Office Careers
Medical Insurance Billing Health Information Technician
Technician Description: Health care
Description: Provides specialist who manages patient
coding support, posts information, assigns codes,
charges and payments and organizes, analyzes and
follows-up on third party evaluates health records.
reimbursements.
Length of Study: 2 years
Length of Study: 1 year
Employment Outlook:
Employment Outlook: Excellent
Excellent Salary: $34,967 (salary.com)
Salary: $28,400*
*based on insurance claims & policy
processing clerks
Hospital/Medical Office Careers
Medical Transcriptionist Medical Records Coder
Description: Transcribes Description: Health care
Salary: $49,362
Surgical Care Careers
Surgical Technologist Brain Surgeon (Neurosurgeon)
Description: Assists Description: Examines, diagnoses,
during surgery by arranging and surgically treats disorders of the
instruments and handing brain, spine, spinal cord, and nerves.
them to the surgeon,
adjusts lights, counts Length of Study: 14 years (4 pre-
sponges, and maintains med, 4 medical school, 6 residency)
supplies. Employment Outlook: Excellent
Length of Study: 1 - 2 Salary: $341,518 (from salary.com
years
Employment Outlook:
in USA)
Excellent
Salary: $31,100
Gerontology Senior Health Care
Description: The gerontology (GERT) courses and program were
designed to develop sensitivity and competence for individuals in allied
health, nursing, social services, activities, business, marketing, wellness
and administrative fields who work with the aging population. GERT
courses can be taken individually as credit or noncredit classes or
combined for a 17-credit diploma in Gerontology.