Top 100 Health-care Careers

By Dr. Saul Wischnitzer and Edith Wischnitzer. Third edition. The explosive growth of healthcare fields brings opportunity for good pay and good work, often with less than a four-year college degree! This reference examines in detail the key traits of more than 80 allied healthcare careers. Many of these jobs offer good pay, good working conditions, flexible hours, and the immense satisfaction that comes with helping people get well. Goes beyond the basics by giving readers a sense of the daily working demands and a feel for what it’s like to work in healthcare. Includes updated statistical information, updated and expanded list of schools offering health-care programs, information to help with gaining admission to a school, additional descriptions of facilities and organizations that employ health-care personnel, worksheets, self-assessment checklists, examples of healthcare resumes and cover letters, and a walk through of the job search and interview process. High school level. 488 pages, 8-1/2″ x 11″. Softcover. Copyright 2011.