Home Health Aide

Home Health Aide

Duties and responsibilities: Home health aides make a remarkable difference in the lives of the sick, disabled and elderly. By assisting with personal tasks such as dressing and bathing, and helping to keep homes safe and clean, they allow those who would otherwise need a higher level of care the opportunity to live on their own.

Salary: The highest-paid earned about $29,480, while the lowest-paid earned about $16,690.

Education: There is no standardized educational requirement for HHAs. Some states, not even a high school diploma is required. HHAs do not hold licenses but many employers prefer them to be certified. Home health care labor can be physically difficult, so strength and good health are necessary. HHAs must have patience, dependability, good interpersonal skills, and be able to manage their time efficiently.

Reflection: I think I would like to become a home health aide. My mother who does home health gets paid a good amount. With some of her help I think I can become one if I really looked into it.

Health Information Specialists

Health information specialist

Duties and responsibilities: Most health information specialists work in hospitals or physicians’ office. Health information specialists organize and manage health information data.

Salary: $34,160 per year

$16.42 per hour

Education: Postsecondary certificate and associate’s degree programs in health information technology typically include courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, health data requirements and standards, classification and coding systems, healthcare reimbursement methods, healthcare statistics, and computer systems.

 Reflection: I have seen health information specialists before and I think it’s a good job. They never seem to look rushed which I think is good. I think I wouldn’t mind becoming one when I’m older. I think it’s a good job with the right salary paid.

Veterinarian

Veterinarian

Duties and responsibilities: Veterinarians work with animals. They diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. They sometimes even perform surgery.

Salary: Veterinarians earned a median salary of $86,640 in 2013. The best-paid veterinarians earned $149,530, while the lowest-paid earned $53,270.

Education: Would-be veterinarians must hold a bachelor's degree at a four-year college before moving on to veterinary medicine school. Undergraduate work should focus on chemistry, biology, zoology, physiology, microbiology and anatomy.

Reflection: I think it’s really fun to become a veterinarian. In order to get a job like this one, I think you must have a lot of patience and really love animals. Honestly, I think I would look into this job more because I love animals myself. You can even be one of those veterinarians who get best paid, so that is pretty cool. It’s very important that you get a job that you enjoy doing.

Clinical Manager

Clinical Manager

Duties and Responsibilities: Clinical managers, a type of medical and health services manager, work as managers in both administrative and medical capacities to ensure that the establishment for which they work runs smoothly

Salary: $77,500

Education: You'll need to have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in a field like medical services administration or health care administration. Coursework in a relevant 4-year, bachelor degree program includes courses on health care law and ethics, health care financial management, organization and management in health care, information systems for health care, health care administration, and case management.

Reflection: I think becoming a clinical manager can be very cool. Clinical Managers practically run everything they are the ones you must obey. The salary they make is a really good amount. I think this would be am great career. The 4 year college requirement will go by & as soon as you know it, you will be the next manager in a clinic.

Chromotherapy or Color Therapy

Chromotherapy or Color Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Colour Therapy uses a mixture of colour, light & sounds to harmonise & balance the body, spirit & mind. . Colour therapy is unrelated to light therapy. This therapy is also a part of the Indian medicine and the Chinese medicine associates a colour to each of the body's organs. Chromotherapy can help with:

Blood Pressure

Agoraphobia

Breathing Disorders

Headaches

Migraines

Back Pain

Salary: $28,560

Education: There are courses for chromotherapy in specific collages, if you want to become a chromotherapist you must look into it. The courses are about a year.

Reflection: I think chromotherapy can help you very well. I would like to work on something like this. They make a good salary and the courses don’t take too much time, about a year only.

 

 

Chinese(Oriental)Medicine

Chinese(Oriental) Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities: Oriental medicine practitioners use forms of acupuncture and treatment through the Chinese concept of “qi,” which means energy. Oriental medicine can help these next following things: headaches, back pain, arthritis, or other illnesses by identifying patterns of imbalance within a body’s energy levels and working to readjust fluids or tissues in order to keep the body in balance and relieve pain.

Salary: $60,000 per year

Education: a bachelor’s or associate’s degree (or the equivalent, with 60 semester units from an accredited college or university) is required for admission into an AOM program.

 

Reflection: I think being a person who involves with helping people as a  career, is very good. I can actually see myself as a oriental medicine practitioner. The salary is very high, so that’s another good thing about it. I honestly think the requirements are very easy.

Cellular Therapy

Cellular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Cellular Therapy manipulates cell products using sterile techniques, according to written Standard Operating Procedures, in accordance to facility cGMP practices. Facility and personnel specific duties will be regulated by client procedures being performed at each Cellular Production Facility. They study cellular parts as well.

Salary: $48k-$52k salary

Education: There are organizations for people who will like to study this. Also if you want to study this there are medical schools and they would lead you into a career like this one. Of course, you must be a very smart person for a job like this. You might want to get a PH Degree.

 

Reflection: I honestly think this a good job. You’ll get a very good amount of salary. If you want to discover and study the cells than this job would be perfect for you.

 

Biomedical Engineer

Biomedical Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities: Biomedical engineers research new medical technologies and create more efficient processes to promote the health, comfort and safety of medical patients. Biomedical engineers may specialize in areas such as cellular and molecular engineering, rehabilitation engineering, orthopedic engineering and biomechanics.

Salary: The average salary for a Biomedical Engineer is $61832 per year.

Education: A bachelor's degree is a requirement for entry-level engineering positions. A master's degree will be necessary if you'd like to work on more advanced research projects or teach at a community college or technical school. You need to have speaking and writing skills as well.

Reflection: I would like to become a biomedical engineer because its looks like a job that interest me. I wish to have a job that I will enjoy. The average salary is well enough for me too. I’ve always had good writing and speaking skills.

 

Autogenic Training

Autogenic Training

Duties and responsibilities:  autogenics use as relaxation method, often referred as Western meditation. It uses simple mental exercises, which focus on different parts of the body.

Salary: $250,000

Education: You may set up an independent  practice or work where AT is applicable.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to become an autogenic trainer. I always wanted to go into health career but maybe a doctor not for AT. The salary  is very high which is good, but I want to have a a career that I would enjoy J