According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the healthcare field will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018 – more than any other industry in our nation. The rapid increase is largely in response to the rapid growth in our country’s elderly population. With the proportion of elderly individuals growing, many employment settings are specializing in geriatric care. Employment opportunities in home healthcare and nursing homes is expected to increase quickly over the next decade.

Also, with emerging technology, the number of diagnoses, tests and procedures will increase, calling for more medical professionals as well as specialists who are able to work efficiently in medical offices. Medical billing and coding and health information technicians will continue to be in strong demand as well, with tighter security on insurance fraud, new health insurance procedures and a move to store more information in databases increasing.

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