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Health care is a booming industry with a wide range of rewarding jobs working with patients, communities, or behind the scenes. Explore your career options with these guides to careers in the health industry.

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[Featured Image]: A woman with long brown hair and smiling. She is wearing blue scrubs with white trim. She has a stethoscope around her neck. She is talking to a woman wearing a multi-colored sweater and a head covering.

12 Best Paying Jobs in Health Care: A 2025 Guide

Interested in working in the health care industry? Here’s a list of the highest paying jobs to consider.

May 13, 2022

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[Featured image] A public health analyst in a white lab coat talks with three hospital administrators in a windowed boardroom about a case study.

Public Health Analyst: Job Roles, Courses, and Salaries

Wondering what it’s like to work as a public health analyst? In this career, you’ll use data analysis to help create solutions to health problems and issues. Learn more about how to become a public health analyst.

May 13, 2022

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[Feature Image] An emergency medical technician reviews orders on a tablet while sitting in the back of an ambulance with a stethoscope around their neck.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): Duties, Salary, and More

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) perform life-saving medical procedures on-site and in ambulances while transporting patients to hospitals. Discover more about this critical medical career and how to join the profession.

May 13, 2022

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[Featured Image]: A woman with long brown hair and smiling. She is wearing blue scrubs with white trim. She has a stethoscope around her neck. She is talking to a woman wearing a multi-colored sweater and a head covering.

12 Best Paying Jobs in Health Care: A 2025 Guide

Interested in working in the health care industry? Here’s a list of the highest paying jobs to consider.

May 13, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A public health analyst in a white lab coat talks with three hospital administrators in a windowed boardroom about a case study.

Public Health Analyst: Job Roles, Courses, and Salaries

Wondering what it’s like to work as a public health analyst? In this career, you’ll use data analysis to help create solutions to health problems and issues. Learn more about how to become a public health analyst.

May 13, 2022

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Stanford University

Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Meal Planning And Preparation, Nutrition and Diet, Health Education, Food and Beverage, Behavioral Health, Chronic Diseases, Health Informatics

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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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Johns Hopkins University

Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Health Technology, Change Control, Health Systems, Health Policy, Informatics, Health Care, Medical Records, Health Care Administration, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Information Management, Decision Support Systems, Solution Design, Health Information Management and Medical Records, IT Management, Electronic Medical Record System, Databases, Usability Testing, Data Science

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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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Imperial College London

Skills you'll gain: Health Technology, Data Visualization Software, Telehealth, Agile Methodology, Interactive Data Visualization, Patient Evaluation, Health Disparities, Health Informatics, Health Care, Health Systems, Electronic Medical Record, Interoperability, Public Health, Health Policy, Tableau Software, Information Management, Digital Transformation, User Centered Design, Technology Strategies, Medical Privacy

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Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

[Featured Image] A public health employee helps an elderly patient fill out paperwork.

What Is Public Health? Areas and Importance

Learn about the different areas that fall under the umbrella of public health, why this approach to health is so crucial, and ways you can get started if you're interested in a career.

May 13, 2022

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[Featured image] A smiling health care professional listens to their patient's heart through a stethoscope while they are in the patient's home.

Is Health Care a Good Career Path? Outlook, Jobs, and More

The health care industry is projected to grow significantly over the next decade. Discover if it’s the right career path for you.

May 9, 2022

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[Featured image] A flight nurse and crew carry a patient on a stretcher toward a helicopter for transport to a hospital.

What Does a Flight Nurse Do? Duties, Pay, and More

Discover the role of a flight nurse, and learn how they provide critical care to patients in emergency aircraft while transporting them to a hospital.

May 5, 2022

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[Featured Image] A dental hygienist works in a dentist's office on a tablet.

What Is a Dental Hygienist? And How to Become One

Dental hygienist is an exciting and rewarding health care career. Learn what they do, their job outlook, and how to become one.

May 5, 2022

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[Featured image] A charge nurse pushes a patient sitting in a wheelchair through a hospital.

What Is a Charge Nurse? Duties, Pay, and How to Become One

A charge nurse is a registered nurse who also serves as a leader during a nursing shift. From nursing education to leadership skills, learn what it takes to become a charge nurse, what the job is like, and if it might be the right career choice for you.

April 28, 2022

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[Featured Image]: A woman with curly hair, wearing blue scrubs, a mask and a stethoscope around her neck is reading a chart. Doctors and nurses are in the background.

How to Become a Registered Nurse (RN): A Step-by-Step Guide

Registered nurses are integral health care professionals who provide patients with the care they need. Learn the steps you can take to join this impactful profession.

April 27, 2022

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[Featured image] An exercise physiologist plays tennis with a client in a wheelchair.

Your Guide to Becoming an Exercise Physiologist

Learn about all about what an exercise physiologist is, salary information, and how to become one.

April 27, 2022

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[Featured Image] An epidemiologist working in a public health career uses a syringe to add fluid to a glass slide as she studies disease control in a lab.

7 Public Health Careers (+ How to Get Started)

Learn about some of the career paths you can explore if you're interested in working in one of the major public health areas.

April 27, 2022

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[Featured image] Two pharmacists in lab coats talk to each other while looking at a computer monitor.

What Does a Pharmacist Do? Job Duties, Salary, and More

A pharmacist is a health care professional who prepares and dispenses medications needed to treat illnesses and improve patient quality of life. Learn how to become a pharmacist, as well as what paths you can take once you’ve earned your pharmacy degree.

March 23, 2022

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[Feature Image] An emergency medical technician reviews orders on a tablet while sitting in the back of an ambulance with a stethoscope around their neck.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): Duties, Salary, and More

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) perform life-saving medical procedures on-site and in ambulances while transporting patients to hospitals. Discover more about this critical medical career and how to join the profession.

May 13, 2022

Article

[Featured Image] A public health employee helps an elderly patient fill out paperwork.

What Is Public Health? Areas and Importance

Learn about the different areas that fall under the umbrella of public health, why this approach to health is so crucial, and ways you can get started if you're interested in a career.

May 13, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A smiling health care professional listens to their patient's heart through a stethoscope while they are in the patient's home.

Is Health Care a Good Career Path? Outlook, Jobs, and More

The health care industry is projected to grow significantly over the next decade. Discover if it’s the right career path for you.

May 9, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A flight nurse and crew carry a patient on a stretcher toward a helicopter for transport to a hospital.

What Does a Flight Nurse Do? Duties, Pay, and More

Discover the role of a flight nurse, and learn how they provide critical care to patients in emergency aircraft while transporting them to a hospital.

May 5, 2022

Article

[Featured Image] A dental hygienist works in a dentist's office on a tablet.

What Is a Dental Hygienist? And How to Become One

Dental hygienist is an exciting and rewarding health care career. Learn what they do, their job outlook, and how to become one.

May 5, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A charge nurse pushes a patient sitting in a wheelchair through a hospital.

What Is a Charge Nurse? Duties, Pay, and How to Become One

A charge nurse is a registered nurse who also serves as a leader during a nursing shift. From nursing education to leadership skills, learn what it takes to become a charge nurse, what the job is like, and if it might be the right career choice for you.

April 28, 2022

Article

[Featured Image]: A woman with curly hair, wearing blue scrubs, a mask and a stethoscope around her neck is reading a chart. Doctors and nurses are in the background.

How to Become a Registered Nurse (RN): A Step-by-Step Guide

Registered nurses are integral health care professionals who provide patients with the care they need. Learn the steps you can take to join this impactful profession.

April 27, 2022

Article

[Featured image] An exercise physiologist plays tennis with a client in a wheelchair.

Your Guide to Becoming an Exercise Physiologist

Learn about all about what an exercise physiologist is, salary information, and how to become one.

April 27, 2022

Article

[Featured Image] An epidemiologist working in a public health career uses a syringe to add fluid to a glass slide as she studies disease control in a lab.

7 Public Health Careers (+ How to Get Started)

Learn about some of the career paths you can explore if you're interested in working in one of the major public health areas.

April 27, 2022

Article

[Featured image] Two pharmacists in lab coats talk to each other while looking at a computer monitor.

What Does a Pharmacist Do? Job Duties, Salary, and More

A pharmacist is a health care professional who prepares and dispenses medications needed to treat illnesses and improve patient quality of life. Learn how to become a pharmacist, as well as what paths you can take once you’ve earned your pharmacy degree.

March 23, 2022

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Health impacts everyone, and with all the different paths available for working in health care, there are many options available to explore if that is where your interest lies. Health care professionals provide essential medical services, support disease prevention, and ensure the well-being of populations. You'll also find jobs behind the scenes, working in a lab or with health care data.

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