Mirror News Columnist

Health care is Michigan's largest private-sector employer, providing about 526, 716 direct jobs and 388, 178 related jobs that are indirectly related to health care of induced by the sector. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, "healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid growth in the elderly population. Ten of the twenty fastest growing occupations are related to healthcare. Many job openings should arise in all healthcare employment settings as a result of employment growth and the need to replace workers who retire or leave jobs for other reasons."

Unlike many services industries, the health services industry experienced a slowdown in employment and wage growth in recent years, even as it continues to be a major source of new jobs in the U.S. As health care expenditures slowed, the increases in health service payrolls and earnings also have moderated. Strategic bargaining on the part of large insurers helped bring increases in health prices in live with over all inflation.

There are numerous positions available, and there are multiple types of facilities in which one can work. For example, opportunities for employment in the health industry occur in hospitals, medical and dental practices, and other human health fields. Health work also includes activities for human health not performed by hospitals, physicians or dentists. There are hundreds of medical associated and related jobs with career options as well. Some of these jobs under the supervision of health professionals such as midwives, physiotherapists, scientific or diagnostic laboratories, and pathology clinics paramedical practitioners in the field of optometry, music therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, chiropractics, acupuncture, and more. In additional research there were over 100 different medical related jobs and careers.

Why Health Care?

1. For some it may be the fact that in many health jobs the salary is stable and quite high, while other may be more interested in working with a special population or just to help others.

2. How much money and education you want to invest in a career is another consideration. The more advanced your choice, the more education may cost in time as well as money. The health industry has a fit for varied financial considerations, ranging from two-year associate degrees and vocational training to more adanced degrees and requirements.

3. Assessing and knowing skills and weakness offers indicators of career choices. Compassion is often needed for many positions in healthcare and lacking a significant amount may mean you need a health career that limits your daily interaction with patients.