Health careers
Job opportunities
Most students are not aware of how many different kinds of jobs there are in the health care field. Here are just some of them:
- Doctor
- Nurse
- Dentist
- Lab Technician
- Pharmacist
- Physical Therapist
- Optometrist
- X-ray Technician
- Physician Assistant
- Medical Social Worker Nutritionist
- Psychologist
- Respiratory Therapist
- Dental Hygienist, and many more!
Why choose a career in health?
Here are some of the reasons people choose to go work in the field of health.
- Keeping people healthy is very valuable work.
- Health careers are financially rewarding.
- Health care offers opportunities to work both with people as well as with high tech equipment.
What can I do while I'm still in high school to help prepare for a career in health?
- Attend the Della Keats Program for Alaska Native high school students interested in health careers, or apply for a summer student health internship.
- Sign up for the weeklong SEARHC Village Health Occupations Program and learn about health careers as part of your high school studies.
- Take as many science and math classes as you can at your high school.
- Talk to the SEARHC Tribal Recruitment Coordinator or to your high school counselor to get more information on preparing for a career in health.
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