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Health care is currently one of the most aggressively
growing industries in the Northland. With medical facilities in every
corner of the region, the Northeast, MN and Northwest, WI is among the
best equipped for primary and secondary health care needs in the nation.
As medical technology continues to advance, the population
begins to age, and the demand for high quality health care assistance
strengthens, many Northland health care providers are projected to
continue to experience growth trends across the field. As these trends
materialize, employment in the health care industry is projected to
continue increasing progressively throughout the Northland region.
Employment projections forecast the number of jobs in the
education and health services industries to increase by nearly 20
percent between 2002 and 2012. Of the estimated 25,800 regional jobs to
be added over the 10-year period, over 10,200 or 40 percent are
projected to be in the education and health services industries.
Health care practitioners, technical, and support occupations
are projected to grow 20 percent. In fact, health-service related
occupations account for half of 30 projected fastest growing areas in
the Northland. This doesn't even include the incredible number of
retirements that will be taking place over this period.
 Learntocare.org is a web site with information about careers in health care - everything from Nursing Assistants to Dentists. Learn about careers in the medical field that will make use of your talents and make you some serious money! You can check out which colleges offer medical degrees, how much it costs, and how much you'll earn someday. We've got some interactive quizzes to test what you know, job descriptions that tell you what to expect, and lots of links to answer any questions we don't cover. If you're at all interested in a career that incorporates knowledge and caring, health care might give you everything you're looking for.
- The healthcare industry provides 11% of all jobs in Northwest
Wisconsin and more than 18% of jobs in Northeast Minnesota.
- More than half of the 30 fastest growing occupations are
health-related.
- Salaries and benefits are better than many other industries.
- Job stability, flexible scheduling, and career laddering are other
benefits.
- Healthcare facilities are in every corner of the region.
- Learn who the leading
Healthcare providers are in the region. (PDF)
Projected types and number of openings in healthcare
over the next 10 years.
- Is the fastest growing industries in the northland.
- High demand occupations include: registered nurses, certified
nursing assistants, laboratory technicians, radiology technicians,
surgical technicians, pharmacists, dental hygienists, and many
others.
- Occupational projections for healthcare jobs between 2002 and 2012
include more than 8,000 openings regionally.
Visit the links below for information on how to get the skills
and training you need for a future in healthcare.
Visit the
links below for specific information about healthcare career
opportunities and options in the northland.
To find complete listings of healthcare providers
in the region, click on the following:
Other Resources:
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