High Growth Careers in Healthcare Support?
Careers in Healthcare Support include assisting dentists, medical professionals, and nurses, and working as a home health aide.  Sound interesting? For those job seekers looking for high growth industries, specific occupations in the field of Healthcare Support show strong prospects for growth and hiring in New York State through 2016: A 10% annual workforce growth rate with at least 100 new annual openings are expected.
Job Title (SOC Code) 						Education & Training Requirements	 		Entry Level Salary (Median) 	Annual Average Openings in NYS
Dental Assistants (31-9091)					Moderate-term on-the-job training			$26,220				740
Medical Assistants (31-9092)					Moderate-term on-the-job training			$24,160				770
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants (31-1012)		Postsecondary vocational training			$22,520				2140
Home Health Aides (31-1011)					Short-term on-the-job training				$17,430				6470

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