finding the right occupation for your. career search

Finding the Right Occupation for Your

Career Search

When you consider an occupation in the health care field, it is important to focus on your interests, values, and abilities. When you understand yourself, it is easier to select the right occupation.There are many different career opportunities in the health care field. Researching several careers will help you choose the right career for you. Learning how to use the resources for researching occupations will make it easier for you to choose a career.

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Define interests, values, and abilities. List five work-related values. Identify three resources for occupational

research. Research three health careers. Explain the importance of a vocational portfolio. Complete an assignment addressing “What I

Learned About Selecting a Career.”


Tell you what you like to do and what you do not like to do

Recognizing your interests help you make good career choices


Job security Leisure time Wages Recognition Creativity

Advancement Working environment Home life Responsibility Management


Something you well May have many abilities Important to evaluate your abilities during career

search Match abilities to job description


Dictionary of Occupational Titles http://www.occupationalinfo.org/

Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Works Briefs Encyclopedia of Careers


1. Interview for information.2. Write a paper telling how the occupation you

researched matches your interests, abilities, and values.

3. When you complete your research, you have a guidance to follow that will help you choose an occupation that you enjoy.


A collection of materials that show knowledge, abilities, skills, and insights you gain in your search for a career

Purposes of a vocational portfolio is to show your mastery of vocational requirements to an employer, college, or higher-level training


ability career compromising interests job outlook leisure

occupation portfolio prioritize value vocational wages


Overview of Careers

There are hundreds of job opportunities in the health care field. The positions in the four occupational clusters that are discussed in this section introduce you to some of the possible health care careers. These occupational clusters follow the National Health Care Skills Standards. These standards are a guide to the information you need to be a successful health care worker.


Part I of this text provides the health care core foundation skills for all health services that are covered in the national standards.

Part II has entry-level occupations from each cluster in the standards. You can learn the skills from several occupations and become a multidisciplinary and unlicensed assistive personnel health care worker.


Finding several areas of interest in the following occupations enhances your education and provides the skills to increase your employability.

After carefully researching these careers, you can make an informed decision. Population growth, the increase of middle-aged and elderly people, new medical technology, and the need for more rehabilitation and long-term care make a healthcare occupation a very good choice for the future.


Define the key terms. Compare and differentiate the services

performed by the therapeutic, diagnostic, information, and environmental services.

Explain the meaning of therapeutic, diagnostic, information, and environmental services.


16 major occupational categories Health Science career clusters

Therapeutic Services Diagnostic Services Health Informatics Support Services Biotechnology and Research and Development


Large variety of health care occupations, requiring: Different educational backgrounds Different skills Different licensing

You can invest the amount of time and money necessary to attain your specific employment goal


Respiratory Therapy/Respiratory Care Workers

Pharmacy Workers Occupational Therapy

Workers Physical Therapy Workers Emergency medical

Service Workers

Medical Assistants Dental Workers Nursing Service Workers Registered Nurses Nurse Assistants/Home

Health Aides Veterinary Workers


Observe the patient/client, instrumentation, and environment; and, report results and assist the treatment team by performing procedures accurately.

Medical Laboratory Workers Radiology Workers Electrocardiography Workers


Help with the diagnosis of illness and disease, plan services and prepare and perform tests accurately.

Administrative Support Services Workers

Admitting Department Workers


Workers are important support to all other medical workers.

Analyze, extract, and document information using automated systems Have advanced training in computer programming.

Medical Records/Health Information Management Workers

Unit Secretaries and Health Unit Coordinators

Central Processing/Supply Workers Hospital Cleaners/Environmental Service

Technicians Food Service Department Workers


Provide therapeutic environment for the delivery of care, they repair and maintain medical and general equipment and follow aseptic procedures.

Health Educator Epidemiology Environmental Health

Specialist Biomedical Engineer Biomedical Equipment

Technician Research Scientist

Social Worker Medical Specialists Physician’s Assistants Chiropractor Podiatrist Optometrist Psychologist


Dental Occupations Medical Practitioners Vision Services Medical Technologists, Technicians, Assistants,

and Aides Mental/Social Services Occupations Nursing Occupations Therapy and Rehabilitation Occupations


apprenticeship aseptic autoclave cardiopulmonary clerical consultant deviations dietetic discharging

dispense extract euthanize neurologist payroll requisitions respiratory sterilizing transcribe


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