What happens to health care when the baby boomers are gone? How long will it take? Will this mean less jobs?
Asked by wileymexican1
Debating on getting a degree in the health care field (DPT) and was wandering how long the boom will be for health care jobs? Will it be up for fifteen years and then crash, mass lay offs, businesses going under and so forth? Getting the full job out look.

Best Answer:
Though the common consensus is that the US population will continue to grow, and thus so should the number of health care jobs. However, even if the US population should stablize, the complexity of health will continue to convolute due to technology, politics, etc. Thus, the number of jobs will also continue to grow as long as the number of people leaving the health care field > or = to people entering. Looking for a job? Consider health care job FIELDS where the above formula is true, such as technicians or nursing.
Master of Public Health
Answered by James T

I doubt there will be a large amount of layoffs after the baby boomers are gone. My reasoning behind this is our population is constantly growing. If bad comes to worse, a healthcare worker has opportunities in countries like India where the population is booming.
Answered by Dustin Y