- Administrative and support jobs in the medical field include such careers as medical transcription, insurance coding, reception and accounting, among others.
- Professional medical careers require extensive education beyond college, as well as clinical practice and residency or internship. Medical doctors (MD), dentists (DMD), Physical Therapist (PT) and Chiropractors (DO) all fall under this category. MDs may choose to specialize in any number of categories of care, such as pediatrics, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics and more.
- Nurses play a vital role in the health care system, providing the majority of hands-on patient care, and are employed in many different settings.
- Allied health workers comprise the greatest part of the medical industry, and include trained workers who provide support to doctors and nurses through specialized knowledge. Jobs such as dental assisting, ultrasound technician, physical therapist assistant, surgical technician and medical assistant all fall into this category.
- According the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in the health care field are expected to continue to increase at a much greater than average rate for at least the next 5 years.
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hottness1807 said
on 8/30/2009 Chiropractors do not hold a DO degree; they have a DC degree. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine hold a DO degree, and like their MD colleagues, they are able to perform the complete range of medical practice. Chiropractors are not. . . .