Health Sciences

Exploring Careers in the Healthcare Industry

WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS?

Science Classes Caring for sick friends or relatives Watching medical shows How the body functions First aid Helping others feel better

ABOUT HEALTHCARE

THERE ARE MANY CAREERS TO CHOOSE FROM IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

YOU CAN WORK IN A HOSPITAL, MEDICAL LABORATORY, DOCTOR’S OFFICE, IN THE MILITARY, OR AT A SCHOOL

HEALTHCARE IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING JOB INDUSTRIES

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TRADE OR VOCATIONAL

Medical Receptionist Home Healthcare Aide Dental Assistant Medical Assistant Dietary Assistant Paramedic Medical Records Technician

ASSOCIATES DEGREE

Surgical Technician Veterinary Assistant Dental Hygienist X-Ray Technician Medical Records

Technician Lab Technician Licensed Practical

Nurse

COLLEGE EDUCATION

BACHELORS

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

DIETICIAN/NUTRITIONIST

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT RECREATIONAL

THERAPIST SPEECH AND

LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

MASTERS/DOCTORATE

OPTOMETRIST ORTHODONTIST PHARMACIST VETERINARIAN OBSTETRICIAN CLINICAL

PSYCHOLOGIST CHIROPRACTOR DOCTOR OF

OSTEOPATHY

PAY AND EARNINGS

$16,000-$27,000

Medical Assistant Dental Assistant Home Healthcare Aide Dietary Assistant Medical Receptionist Paramedic

$30,000-$60,000

Dental Hygienist Medical Technologist Physical Therapist Audiologist Dietician Recreational Therapist

PAY AND EARNINGS

$60,000-$90,000

Physician Assistant Specialized Nurse Pharmacist Clinical Psychologist Speech and Language

Pathologist

$90,000 AND UP

Orthodontist Obstetrician Doctor of Osteopathy Podiatrist Veterinarian

IT’S TIME FOR CAREER

JEOPARDY

Medical Specialties

Assistants and Aides

Technologists and

Technicians

“Ists”

DOCTOR WITH AN

“O”

$100 Plans activities for those with

disabilities

$100 I prepare

patients for dental care

$100 You must love

pets to do my job

$100 I plan healthy hospital meals

$100 You need to see

me to see

$200 To help speak and swallow is

my concern

$200 I assist doctors

in a medical office

$200 I operate the X-ray machine

$200 I give advice on the effects of

drugs

$200 Straightening

teeth is my specialty

$300 Treats and cares for breathing

$300 If you can’t

leave home I come to you

$300 I examine body fluids, cells and

tissues

$300 I help people recover from

accidents

$300 My focus is

women’s health

$400 Treats hearing

ear impairments

$400 I can diagnose,

but I’m not a doctor

$400 I assist in medical

operations in surgery

$400 Foot care is

important to me

$400 I’m not an MD

but a DO

FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION

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MY MEDICAL SCHOOL EDUCATION TRAINED ME TO CHANGE HOW MY PATIENTS LOOK