Health Services Industry Snapshot Jobs in the health services industry provide medical assistance to people. Health services employees work in hospitals, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, and medical labs. It is one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing industries—demand for jobs re a c h is expected to grow as the healt nation’s 80 million Baby Boomers approach retirement age. Experts say more than half of the fastest growing jobs in the U.S. in the next 10 years are in health services. Demand for health services workers in the Greater Phoenix area is expected to mirror the nationwide growth of these jobs. Depending on the health services career you choose, many states require health services employees to be certified in their profession.
Occupation
Fastest Growing Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Home Health Aides Pharmacy Technicians Surgical Technologists Largest Number Home Health Aides Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses Medical Assistants Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants Registered Nurses
Essential Industry Transferable Skills
• Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. • Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Source: O*Net
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$21,720 $45,650 $30,070 $25,300 $67,130
The level of job satisfaction is like no other when I know that my actions positively contributed Robin Mallaro to my patients’ recovery. Trauma Nurse SCC Student
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
$35,020 $74,000 $21,720 $30,100 $43,660
* Source: Arizona Department of Commerce 2009
• Speaking — Talking to others to effectively convey information. •
Average Annual Wage*
Health Service Programs at the Maricopa Community Colleges Program
College/Skill Center
ALLIED HEALTH Advanced Behavioral Health Sciences Glendale, South Mountain Advanced Nursing South Mountain Basic Behavioral Health Glendale, South Mountain Clinical Laboratory Sciences Phoenix Clinical Research Associate GateWay Clinical Research Coordinating GateWay Community Health Advocate, Diabetes Mesa Community Health Worker South Mountain Computed Tomography GateWay Developmental Disabilities Specialist Glendale, Chandler-Gilbert Diagnostic Medical Sonography GateWay Direct Care Practice Mesa Electroneurodiagnostics GateWay Health Information Phoenix Health Information Technology Phoenix Health Services Management GateWay Health Unit Coordinating GateWay Histologic Technology Phoenix Hospital Central Service Technology GateWay Laboratory Assisting Phoenix Magnetic Resonance Imaging GateWay Medical Assistant Front & Back Office Maricopa Skill Center SouthWest Skill Center Medical Assisting Phoenix Medical Biller & Coder Maricopa Skill Center Medical Biller & Coding SouthWest Skill Center Medical Biller & Coding: Physician-Based Phoenix Medical Coding: Hospital-Based Phoenix Medical Front Office Phoenix Medical Radiography GateWay Medical Transcription GateWay Nuclear Medicine Technology GateWay Patient Care Technology Phoenix Perioperative Nursing GateWay Phlebotomy
College/Skill Center
Program Physical Therapist Assisting Polysomnographic Technology Radiation Therapy Recovery Support Respiratory Care Spanish Medical Interpreter Program Speech Language Pathology Assistant Surgical Technology
GateWay GateWay GateWay South Mountain GateWay SouthWest Skill Center Estrella Mountain GateWay
DENTAL Clinical Dental Assisting Community Dental Health Coordination Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene Dental Office Management
Rio Salado Rio Salado Phoenix Phoenix, Rio Salado, Mesa Phoenix
NURSING Fast Track Practical Nursing GateWay Nurse Assistant SouthWest Skill Center Nurse Assisting Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale, GateWay, Mesa, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Estrella Mountain Nursing Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale, GateWay, Mesa, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Estrella Mountain Practical Nursing SouthWest Skill Center Chandler-Gilbert, Glendale, GateWay, Mesa, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Estrella Mountain Maricopa Skill Center
Phoenix, SouthWest Skill Center Source: http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/curric/index.php
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