Allied health care workers make up more than 60 percent of the health care workers in America. Employment growth in the health field will be especially high for allied health care workers. Training for many allied health careers can be completed in just two years after high school. Health care facilities hire allied health workers to extend the capacity of their professional staff, such as doctors and nurses. Allied health professionals include nursing assistants, physical therapy aides, radiological technologists, home health workers and EMTs. |
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Career Profiles
- Allied Health Professional
- Laboratory Services/Research
- Dentistry
- Health Information/Medical Records
- Mental Health/Social Work
- Nursing
- Nutrition/Dietetics
- Public Health/Health Promotion
- Occupational/Recreational Therapy
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy/Athletic Trainer
- Physician
- Speech-Language/Audiology


Allied Health Professions