Degrees In Health Care

The healthcare industry is a continually expanding field that houses a vast amount of occupations most prospective college students are unaware of. Jobs in the healthcare industry could falsely interpreted as doctors, nurses, medical coders, and therapies, when the truth is that there are a plethora of options available to the prospective healthcare student.

The American Medical Association has a directory of career opportunities for those interested in jobs in the healthcare industry. Prospective college students looking to enter the healthcare industry‘s line of work may use this as a guide to find out which occupation and therefore, which healthcare degree, is right for them. Keep in mind that even with the 79 different options available, this is only a starting point. There are literally hundreds of different job titles applicable to the healthcare industry. (For instance, this list does not include healthcare management!)

Starting with jobs in the healthcare industry for allied health:

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Allied Health

1. Anesthesiologist assistant
2. Anesthesia technologist/technician
3. Athletic trainer
4. Cardiovascular technologist
5. Electroneurodiagnostic technologist
6. Emergency medical technician-paramedic
7. Exercise science (personal fitness trainer, exercise physiologist, and exercise science professional)
8. Kinesiotherapist
9. Medical assistant
10. Medical illustrator
11. Orthotist and prosthetist
12. Perfusionist
13. Polysomnographic technologist
14. Respiratory therapist
15. Surgical assistant
16. Surgical technologist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Therapist

1. Chiropractic
2. Massage therapist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Communication Sciences

1. Audiologist
2. Speech-language pathologist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Counseling

1. Counselor
2. Genetic counselor
3. Rehabilitation counselor
4. Dietetics
5. Dietitian/nutritionist
6. Dietetic technician

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Dentistry and Related Fields

1. Dental assistant
2. Dental hygienist
3. Dental laboratory technician
4. Dentist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Expressive/Creative Art Therapist

1. Art therapist
2. Dance/movement therapist
3. Music therapist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Health Information and Communication

1. Cancer registrar
2. Health information administrator
3. Health information technician
4. Medical coder
5. Medical librarian
6. Medical transcriptionist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Laboratory Science

1. Blood bank technology-specialist
2. Clinical assistant
3. Clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist
4. Clinical laboratory technician/medical laboratory technician
5. Cytogenetic technologist
6. Cytotechnologist
7. Diagnostic molecular scientist
8. Histotechnician
9. Histotechnologist
10. Pathologists’ assistant
11. Phlebotomist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Medical Imaging

1. Diagnostic medical sonographer
2. Magnetic resonance technologist
3. Medical dosimetrist
4. Nuclear medicine technologist
5. Radiation therapist
6. Radiographer
7. Registered radiologist assistant
8. Nurse

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Pharmacy

1. Pharmacist
2. Pharmacy technician

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Physicians

1. Doctor of medicine
2. Doctor of osteopathic medicine
3. Physician assistant
4. Podiatrist
5. Psychologist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Therapy and Rehabilitation

1. Occupational therapist
2. Occupational therapy assistant
3. Physical therapist
4. Physical therapist assistant
5. Therapeutic recreation specialist

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Veterinary Medicine

1. Veterinarian
2. Veterinary technologist and technician

Jobs in the Healthcare Industry for Vision-Related Professions

1. Ophthalmic assistant/technician/technologist
2. Ophthalmic dispensing optician
3. Optometrist
4. Orientation and mobility specialist
5. Orthoptist
6. Teacher of the visually impaired
7. Vision rehabilitation therapist