Careers in Healthcare

Does the idea of working in a hospital or emergency room sound exciting? Would you like working one-on-one with someone to help them get better? If so, you may enjoy a career in healthcare. These careers require some type of formal education, either through a certificate, degree program or medical school.

On this page you can learn more about careers in healthcare and where you can obtain training or educational experience.

Want to learn more about other types of careers? Check out our "Careers by Interest Area" page here!

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Occupation Information

Earn a Certificate

AA Degree (Community College)

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or other Professional Degree

Doctoral Degree (Medical School)

Local / Statewide Programs

Get Experience Now!

You can get experience in this field in the following ways:

Become a Junior Volunteer at a local hospital, like Enloe.
Take health-related CTE courses at your local high school, such as Medical and Hospital Careers.
Take biology, chemistry and anatomy classes in high school.
Reach out to a health office or a person in the career area you are interested in and ask for information on what the job is really like and what type of education or experience is recommended.