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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 34 lakevillechamber.org