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Explore a Career in Healthcare

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries and the list of high-demand occupations is long: Registered Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Laboratory Technicians, Radiology Technicians, Surgical Technicians, Pharmacists, Dental Hygienists, and many, many others.

There's never been a better time for you to imagine yourself in a health care career. The health care industry is facing phenomenal growth that translates to many jobs through the field.

Nationwide, health care is expected to generate 3 million new jobs between 2006 and 2016. That's more jobs than any other industry, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

There are many reasons to consider a healthcare career:

Tremendous job growth -- half of the 30 fastest growing occupations are health-related
Salaries and benefits are above many other industries
Job stability
Flexible scheduling
Career laddering -- can start at any level and work up
Healthcare facilities are in every corner of the country

View the Health Care in-demand occupations.

Career Pathways: Make Your Plan Today....

Health Sciences Career Clusters
States' Career Clusters Initiative, 2009
www.careerclusters.org

The United States Department of Education recently established 16 broad Career Clusters that reflect a new direction for education. The State of Washington, Department of Education, Division of Career & Technical Education, in accordance with this unique plan, has indentified groups of occupations within these 16 categories that have similar attributes.

The Health Sciences / Allied Health cluster section can be used as an organizing factor to assist students, administrators, teachers, parents and counselors that work with students seeking professional goals.Visit the official website for the States' Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI). more

Career Cluster Resource Manual

Plan your Future, fill out a Course Planner / Program of Study for your courses in Middle School & High School!

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The Career Clusters Interest Survey is a career guidance tool that allows individuals to respond to questions and identify the top three Career Clusters of interest based on their responses. This pencil/paper survey takes about fifteen minutes to complete.

Washington Health Opportunities for Today & Tomorrow
A Free Premiere Health Care Career Website

Health care offers so many different opportunities; the toughest part may be choosing where to start. That's easy now, all you have to do is visit WAHOTT!

This is a FREE web site where you can create your own HOTT account and begin to explore the many exciting careers in the health care field.

If you are a career-seeking student who wants to gather information, compare different health careers, visualize educational / training requirements, and plan for a career in health / health care then this FREE premiere career exploration web site is the one for you!

Visit: www.wahott.com

Are Nursing Assisting (CNA) and Medical Assisting the Same Thing?

Many people confuse the Certified Nursing Assistant with Medical Assistants. While both jobs are similar in many respects, there is a vast difference in where and how the medical assistant works in comparison with the certified nursing assistant. In many cases, the person who wants to progress into a nursing career may want to choose the CNA practice over the medical assistant's job. more