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HEALTH CAREERS
Job Boom
The Nursing career sector has a projected
annual job growth rate of 19.6 percent.
Careers in this industry include Nursing
Assistants, Registered Nurses (RNs), Home
Health Aides, Personal Care Aides, and
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs).
This industry employs 108,436 people in
Minnesota.
Minnesota Health Care Industry
Keeping the State Healthy
From nursing to child development,
professionals in health and human services
bring their knowledge and expertise directly
to the people they serve. They are both a
lifeline and a boom to human beings of
every age in all walks of life.
Outpatient Care Careers
Ambulatory Health Care Services, which
focuses on businesses that provide
outpatient health care rather than
inpatient services, is the fastest-growing
industry in Minnesota. Ambulatory
Health Care Services tops the list of top 50
industries in the state expected to add the
most new jobs from 2014 to 2024.
Ambulatory Health Care Services has a
projected annual job growth rate of 25.6
percent. Careers in this industry include
Personal Care Aides, Registered Nurses
(RNs), Medical Assistants, Receptionists and
Information Clerks, and Licensed Practical
Nurses (LPNs).
This industry employs 133,879 people in
Minnesota.
In-Home Care
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities, the
industry segment that provides residential
care combined with nursing, supervisory or
other types of care, ranks #3 on the list of
top 50 job-producing industries.
Comprehensive Care Careers
Hospitals, the industry segment that
provides inpatient and outpatient services,
ranks #11 on the list of top 50 job-producing
industries.
Companies in this industry provide medical,
diagnostic, treatment, and specialized
accommodation services to patients. They
offer health services, many of which can only
be provided using the specialized facilities
and equipment. Hospitals may also provide
outpatient services as a secondary activity.
The Hospitals career sector has a projected
annual job growth rate of 9.1 percent.
Careers in this industry include Nursing
Assistants, Registered Nurses (RNs), Medical
Assistants, Medical Secretaries, Medical and
Health Services Managers, and Licensed
Practical Nurses (LPNs).
This industry employs 119,596 people in
Minnesota.
Source: CAREERwise
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