Therapeutic Services
Dental Assistants
perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.
$42310
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Medical Assistants
perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
$36930
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Physical Therapist Aides
under close supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing the patient and the treatment area.
$30110
No degree required
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Physical Therapist Assistants
assist physical therapists in providing physical therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with State laws, assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a physical therapist. Generally requires formal training.
$59440
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Occupational Therapy Aides
under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.
$34160
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Occupational Therapy Assistants
assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with State laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.
$63420
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Home Health Aides
provide routine individualized healthcare such as changing bandages and dressing wounds, and applying topical medications to the elderly, convalescents, or persons with disabilities at the patient’s home or in a care facility. Monitor or report changes in health status. May also provide personal care such as bathing, dressing, and grooming of patient.
$28060
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match
Psychiatric Aides
assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.
$33300
No degree required
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Nursing Assistants
provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.
$32050
No degree required
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Athletic Trainers
evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
$52230
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Genetic Counselors
assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.
$89710
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Midwives
provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.
$115540
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Dispensing Opticians
design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with inserting, removing, and caring for contact lenses. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames. Includes contact lens opticians.
$41380
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Orthotists and Prosthetists
design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
$74120
Bachelor’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Hearing Aid Specialists
select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.
$54630
Bachelor’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
assist ophthalmologists by performing ophthalmic clinical functions. May administer eye exams, administer eye medications, and instruct the patient in care and use of corrective lenses.
$40010
No degree required
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Licensed Practical Nurses
care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.
$50090
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match
Respiratory Therapy Technicians
provide respiratory care under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.
$48270
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Surgical Technologists
assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons’ assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
$51510
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Psychiatric Technicians
care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients’ physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.
$38080
No degree required
Dietetic Technicians
assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.
$32920
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match
Pharmacy Technicians
prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
$36450
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match
Dental Hygienists
clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop x rays, or apply fluoride or sealants.
$78050
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Naturopathic Physicians
diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.
$218850
Doctoral degree
High job satisfaction
Acupuncturists
provide treatment of symptoms and disorders using needles and small electrical currents. May provide massage treatment. May also provide preventive treatments.
$218850
Master’s degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Orthoptists
diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.
$218850
Bachelor’s degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Nurse Midwives
diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
$115540
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Nurse Practitioners
diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
$114510
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Audiologists
assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
$89230
Doctoral degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Critical Care Nurses
provide specialized nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.
$80010
Bachelor’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Clinical Nurse Specialists
direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.
$80010
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Nurse Anesthetists
administer anesthesia, monitor patient’s vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
$189190
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Registered Nurses
assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.
$80010
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Acute Care Nurses
provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
$80010
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
APN Psychotherapists
assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.
$80010
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Speech-Language Pathologists
assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
$83240
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Veterinarians
diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
$108350
Doctoral degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Exercise Physiologists
assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
$54020
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Respiratory Therapists
assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.
$65640
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Music Therapists
plan, organize, or direct medically prescribed music therapy activities designed to positively influence patients’ psychological or behavioral status.
$51260
Bachelor’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Art Therapists
plan or conduct art therapy sessions or programs to improve clients’ physical, cognitive, or emotional well-being.
$51260
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Physical Therapists
assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
$91680
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Radiation Therapists
provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.
$94300
Associate’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Recreational Therapists
plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.
$51260
Bachelor’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Podiatrists
diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
$151110
Doctoral degree
Strong job growth
Personality Match
Occupational Therapists
assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual’s environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
$87480
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.
$87480
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Urologists
diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.
$218850
Doctoral degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
Physician Assistants
provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.
$116080
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Anesthesiologist Assistants
assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.
$116080
Master’s degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match
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