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Health care is a booming industry with a wide range of rewarding jobs working with patients, communities, or behind the scenes. Explore your career options with these guides to careers in the health industry.

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Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Preventative Care, Food and Beverage, Behavioral Health, Socioeconomics, Education and Training, Culture, Environmental Issue

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Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Preventative Care, Environment Health And Safety, Medical Science and Research, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Emergency Response

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Skills you'll gain: Change Control, Health Systems, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Clinical Leadership, Decision Support Systems, Solution Design, IT Management, Clinical Data Management, Databases, Usability Testing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Information Technology, Analysis, Systems Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Technical Communication, System Requirements

Working in health care can look like a lot of different things. You may work directly with patients as a doctor, nurse, or physical therapist, or maybe you work within communities through a public health career. You'll also find jobs behind the scenes, working in a lab or with health care data. You'll find several fields to explore:

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