Health and Fitness

Archive for December, 2009

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the American health care industry should gain 3 million new jobs between 2006 and 2016. Keeping pace with the increase in healthcare jobs, online education is also on the rise. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), during the 2006-2007 academic year, 66 percent of all 2- and 4-year degree-granting institutions already offered distance-learning education on some level (compared to 56 percent during the 2000-2001 academic year).

If you’ve ever considered pursuing a career in health care, the rapid expansion of the health care industry provides you a wealth of career options. Although many associate a lucrative health care career with becoming a doctor, you don’t need seven years of school in order to find a satisfying and supportive health care career. According to the BLS, most health care workers have less than 4 years of college education.

For example, phlebotomists and other clinical lab technicians can learn on the job or through a certificate phlebotomist program. If you’re interested in a career as a radiologist, you can earn a certificate in up to a year. If you want to become a nurse, you can earn a nursing degree in two years as a full-time student.