Top 15 Hottest Healthcare Careers
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Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for percent change in total employment, 2006-2016
| Occupation | Total
employment
(000's) | 2006-2016
change
in total
employment | | Percent of workers aged 25 to 44, by educational attainment |
|---|
|
| Medical assistants | 417 | 565 | 148 | 35.4 | 26,290 | 30.6 | 58.9 | 10.4 |
| Pharmacy technicians | 285 | 376 | 91 | 32.0 | 25,630 | 27.0 | 57.0 | 16.0 |
| Dental hygienists | 167 | 217 | 50 | 30.1 | 62,800 | 2.9 | 63.8 | 33.3 |
| Dental assistants | 280 | 362 | 82 | 29.2 | 30,220 | 33.6 | 57.5 | 8.9 |
| Respiratory therapists | 102 | 126 | 23 | 22.6 | 47,420 | 1.1 | 71.2 | 27.7 |
| Diagnostic medical sonographers | 46 | 54 | 9 | 19.1 | 57,160 | 7.2 | 67.9 | 24.9 |
| Medical records and health information technicians | 170 | 200 | 30 | 17.8 | 28,030 | 36.8 | 51.4 | 11.8 |
| Healthcare support workers, all other | 204 | 236 | 32 | 15.6 | 26,990 | 30.6 | 58.9 | 10.4 |
| Healthcare technologists and technicians, all other | 79 | 91 | 12 | 15.0 | 35,140 | 28.3 | 44.6 | 27.0 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 151 | 174 | 23 | 15.0 | 32,840 | 14.2 | 35.3 | 50.5 |
| Nuclear medicine technologists | 20 | 23 | 3 | 14.8 | 62,300 | 7.2 | 67.9 | 24.9 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 53 | 61 | 8 | 14.8 | 37,200 | 9.4 | 18.3 | 72.4 |
| Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 167 | 188 | 21 | 12.4 | 49,700 | 14.2 | 35.3 | 50.5 |
| Dietitians and nutritionists | 57 | 62 | 5 | 8.6 | 46,980 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 71.7 |
| Respiratory therapy technicians | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0.9 | 39,120 | 27.0 | 57.0 | 16.0 |
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