Healthcare
Career Spotlight: Healthcare
Meet a Certified Nurse Aide and a Physical Therapist Assistant
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Odessa Sulkowski is a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) at the Grandvue Medical Care Facility near East Jordan. Sulkowski provides direct care to residents and assists them with activities of daily living. She says the job is physically and emotionally challenging and she has to be able to think on her feet because each day is different. Sulkowski says a lot of times she just has to "think, think, think and go, go, go, without a lot of time to sit down." Grandvue's director of nursing says "teamwork is essential" for CNAs. She says they also need to be adaptable and have good communication skills. |
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Amy Barkley is a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey. In her job Barkley helps patients with their rehabilitation after things like surgery or a stroke. Barkley says you need to be adaptable to be a PTA because every patient is different. She says you also need good communication skills to help patients understand their therapy and to encourage them if they get frustrated. The hospital's manager of inpatient therapy says PTAs need critical thinking skills and the ability to "work collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team." |
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Gail Koenig has been a registered nurse since 1982 and has worked in a number of different healthcare settings. That broad range of experience is a big help in her current role as the central office clinical supervisor at Munson Home Health in Traverse City where Koenig works with nurses who help customers in a variety of ways. |
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Job Outlook and Wages in Northwest Michigan
Fastest Growing Health Care Occupations - 2006 - 2016
Northwest Lower Michigan
| Occupations | Number | Employment Change | ||
| Medical Assistants | 225 | 39.6% | ||
| Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts | 85 | 36.9% | ||
| Home Health Aides | 180 | 36.7% | ||
| Dental Hygienists | 75 | 29.7% | ||
| Customer Service Representatives | 455 | 28.7% | ||
| Pharmacy Technicians | 95 | 27.7% | ||
| Dental Assistants |
90 |
27.5% | ||
| Registered Nurses | 730 | 25.8% | ||
| Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 100 | 22.7% | ||
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 245 | 21.1% |
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
High Demand - High Wage Health Care Occupations - 2006 - 2016
Northwest Lower Michigan
| Occupations |
Growth Rate |
Annual Openings |
Hourly Wage |
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| Registered Nurses | 25.8% | 120 | $26.44 | |||
| Physical Therapists | 32.5% | 10 | $34.88 | |||
| Dental Hygienists | 29.7% | 13 | $29.50 | |||
| Industrial Engineers | 24.4% | 14 | $28.70 | |||
| Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts | 36.9% | 13 | $25.05 | |||
| Accountants and Auditors | 16.2% | 33 | $33.46 | |||
| Cost Estimators | 19.8% | 17 | $27.49 | |||
| Civil Engineers | 19.2% | 12 | $30.03 | |||
| Lawyers | 16.3% | 16 | $28.55 | |||
| Customer Service Representatives | 29.7% | 90 | $13.20 |
Source: DTMB, Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
Healthcare Jobs List
Here is a listing of occupations that are part of the healthcare and social assistance industry. For a more complete list and data, you may wish to view: O-Net Online for national data.
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Acupuncturists Acute Care Nurse Administrative Services Managers Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses Allergists and Immunologists Ambulance Drivers and Attendants Anesthesiologist Assistants Anesthesiologists Athletic Trainers Audiologists Bill and Account Collectors Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators Biomedical Engineers Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians Child Care Workers Child, Family, and School Social Workers Chiropractors Clinical Nurse Specialists Clinical Psychologists Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Communications Equipment Operators Community and Social Service Specialists Compensation and Benefits Managers Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Counseling Psychologists Counselors Couriers and Messengers Critical Care Nurses Cytogenetic Technologists Cytotechnologists Dental Assistants Dental Hygienists Dental Laboratory Technicians Dentists and Dental Specialists Dentists, General Dermatologists Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Dietetic Technicians Dietitians and Nutritionists Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists Emergency Management Specialists Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Employment Interviewers Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists Endoscopy Technicians Epidemiologists Family and General Practitioners File Clerks First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Genetic Counselors Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners Health Educators Health Technologists and Technicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers Healthcare Support Workers Hearing Aid Specialists Histotechnologists and Histologic Technicians Home Health Aides Hospitalists Human Resources Assistants Internists, General Interpreters and Translators Interviewers Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Life Scientists Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Marriage and Family Therapists Massage Therapists Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Medical and Health Services Managers Medical and Public Health Social Workers Medical Assistants Medical Equipment Preparers Medical Equipment Repairers Medical Records and Health Information Technicians Medical Scientists Medical Secretaries Medical Transcriptionists Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
Mental Health Counselors Midwives Nannies Naturopathic Physicians Neurologists Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists Nuclear Medicine Physicians Nuclear Medicine Technologists Nurse Anesthetists Nurse Midwives Nurse Practitioners Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants Obstetricians and Gynecologists Occupational Health and Safety Technicians Occupational Therapist Aides Occupational Therapist Assistants Occupational Therapists Office Clerks, General Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Ophthalmic Medical Technologists and Technicians Ophthalmologists Opticians, Dispensing Optometrists Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Orthodontists Orthoptists
Orthotists and Prosthetists Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Pediatricians, General Personal and Home Care Aides Personal Care and Service Workers Personnel Recruiters Pharmacists Pharmacy Technicians Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians Physical Therapist Aides Physical Therapist Assistants Physical Therapists Physician Assistants Physicians and Surgeons Podiatrists Preschool Teachers Preventive Medicine Physicians Procurement Clerks Prosthodontists Psychiatric Aides Psychiatric Technicians Psychiatrists Psychologists Radiation Therapists Radiologic Technicians Radiologic Technologists Radiologic Technologists and Technicians Radiologists Receptionists and Information Clerks Recreation Workers Recreational Therapists Registered Nurses Rehabilitation Counselors Residential Advisors Respiratory Therapists Respiratory Therapy Technicians School Psychologists Secretaries Social and Community Service Managers Social and Human Service Assistants Social Workers Spa Managers Speech-Language Pathologists Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Sports Medicine Physicians Statement Clerks Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors Surgeons Surgical Technologists Switchboard Operators and Answering Service Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs Teacher Assistants Therapists Training and Development Specialists Urologists |
