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Average
Salary & Job Outlook
Degrees
in medical, nursing or healthcare Median wages (2005)
$40,000
annually
Masters or Doctorate degrees in medical, nursing or healthcare
Median wages (2005)
$105,100 annually
U.S. Minimum Wage
$10,712 Annually
With a degree in the medical, nursing or healthcare fields,
salaries range between $25,350 and $54,670 yearly. Those with
masters or doctorate degrees can expect to earn a starting
rate of $67,200 and with extensive experience, or private practice,
may exceed $143,480 yearly.
Jobs in these medical, nursing and healthcare careers are
expected to grow much faster than the average over the next
eight years. There will likely be up to a 56% increase in jobs
through 2014.
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Where can you work after completing medical assistant training or your nursing education?
Careers in the medical, nursing and healthcare field
can be very challenging and rewarding. Each profession
works closely with patients and their families to
determine the best care possible.
Here’s a quick look at some jobs you can get
after completing medical assistant training or your nursing education.
Home health aids help elderly,
disabled and recuperating outpatients in their homes
rather than a health care facility. Under the direction
of a medical staff, they provide services including
the administration of medication, checking pulse
rates, taking their temperature, monitoring respiration
rate and helping with prescribed exercises. They
may also provide housekeeping and routine personal
care services like bathing, dressing and grooming.
Medical assistants are trained
to perform administrative and clinical duties under
the direction of a physician. Administrative duties
may include scheduling appointments, maintaining
medical records, billing, and coding for insurance
purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and
recording vital signs, checking medical history,
preparing patients for examination, drawing blood
and administering medications as directed by physician.
Physical therapist assistants help
physical therapists with patients suffering from
injuries or disease. Services include exercises that
help improve mobility, relieve pain and prevent or
limit permanent physical disabilities. Under the
direction of physical therapists, these assistants’ tasks
involve massages, electrical stimulation, paraffin
baths, traction and ultrasound. Physical therapist
assistants record the patient’s reactions to
treatment and report the outcome to the supervising
physical therapist.
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