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Any Careers in Healthcare with an Associate's Degree obtained from an accredited online college?
Asked by rbrumbaugh22
I was wanting to find out if there were any distance learning colleges out there that you can get an associates degree online in the Healthcare field? I want to be able to help others live a better life and am having a difficult time finding the right healthcare career. Can anyone give me advice on a great career that I can do in the comfort of my home through an online accredited school that relates to healthcare and making a difference in other's lives?
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Best Answer:
There are a large number of jobs at nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants, registered nurses.
High earning occupation with the most job opening for worker who do not have a bachelor's degree include registered nurses, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
Other jobs include
Medical assistants
Pharmacy technician
emergency medical technicians and paramedics
radiologic technologists and technicians
dental hygienist and dental assistants
Analysts concluded that over the 2004-14
decade, there could be excellent opportunities in the following
healthcare occupations:
• Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Dental assistants
• Dental hygienists
• Medical records and health information
technicians
• Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aids
• Registered nurses
• Respiratory therapists.
These occupations usually employ people who have
some on-the-job training or education after high school.
For a list of schools which offer online associate degree in healthcare you can try this web site. http://www.educationguys.com/search.php
I doubt you can do all your training for all of these at home.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2006/fall/art02.pdf
Answered by icprofit6000
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