The Health Care Industry, the Last Bastion of Success

This woman's story begins with a life changing decision to enroll in an eight month pharmacy technician course. She articulated her desire for a new career. It was unfortunate that she did not see the overall growth of the health care field. Until she began school at a local institution of higher learning in Garden City, New York, this thirtysomething, former cashier says she didn't realize how big it had become. Occupations and training programs such as these appeal to increasing numbers of people, who realize the security of the health care industry. They are a magnet for those looking to upgrade professions and those returning to the workforce. Their irresistible offer of security and opportunity particularly interests people exploring retirement careers and the unemployed.

However, experts push students to explore each occupation carefully, because they should consider not only the number of job vacancies but also the supply of new graduates competing to fill them. Clearly, the need for health care workers will continue to rise, largely because of two factors. One is the growing need for assistance by aging baby boomers, and the other is vacancies left by retiring professionals.

As long as the economy is uncertain, people will look for safety in stable jobs, says a labor market analyst for New York State's labor department. Health care jobs will definitely be tremendous, though no field is completely fortified against adversity. Therefore, he recommends looking further into a desired occupation for longer term trends and fit to personal needs, in addition to looking at department figures.

The owner of a local educational institution in Hoffman Estates, Illinois announced that it would seek state and accrediting board approval to convert their present campus to a branch of a known local college that specializes in educational programs in the allied health fields. They would continue old programs in business, criminal justice, design and health care administration and add to these health care courses. A representative for the company expressed it this way.

The success of this local institution is in step with the larger, growing health care industry in the country. The president of this local institution says that one element that feeds the sense of security around the health care job sector is the reality that you can't outsource direct patient care. The institution is one of 19 branches in Garden City, New York and was begun in 1866. With a few exceptions, all 17 of the first graduates of the pharmacy technician course found work within two months of graduation.

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