In the US, the wages and salary employment in the health care industry is projected to increase 27 percent through 2014, as in comparison of 14 percent for other industries combined.
The major issue faced by the health care industry is workforce. To offset the workforce issue the health care industry is open to seek and increase the labor pool by attracting and recruiting people from non-traditional labor pools. The industry has gone to an extent of accepting entry level workers and preparing them for targeted and specialized skill areas by providing them with requisite training. The health care industry is also seeking to expand the numbers of academic and clinical instructors alongside the facilities and resources, aligning the curriculum to meet the needs of the health care employers.
With many health care jobs requiring less than 4 years of college education, one can easily opt for programs leading to certification or a degree with vocational schools which provide programs with specialized training.
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) – U.S. Dept. of Labor has invested over $164 million in the health care industry. This includes 29 high growth job training initiative and 67 community based job training.
For details visit: www.doleta.gov
