wellness Specialist

Wellness Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

A wellness specialist’s main focus is education. She strives to provide her clients with the most up-to-date and accurate information on diet, exercise and health.

Salary:

$43,840 a year.

Education:

At least a bachelor’s degree in health education or a related degree field, like community health or health and human services.

Demand for this profession:

Projected to grow 13 percent from 2014 to 2024

Reflection: Would you like to be one? Why? Why not?

Yes i would like to become one. I would like to become one because not only do they get paid good money but i can help other become healthy. Nowadays no one is really ever health and that should change.

Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities:

Sports medicine therapists are physical therapists who specialize in the treatment and rehabilitation of sport and athletic injuries. These therapists typically have completed graduate-level education in treating and rehabilitating injured athletes. Sports medicine therapists are state-licensed professionals and generally work in clinics, hospitals, or other health care institutions.

Salary:

$82,180

Education:

Education Requirements	Master's Degree in… Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Athletic Training.
Certifications + License	Mandatory License for Physical Therapy Optional Certificate from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Demand for this profession:

This profession will increase by 36% for all Physical therapists.

Reflection: Would you like to become one? Why? Why not?

Yes i would like to become one. For me i do like sports and i believe it will be a great experience to help others get back on their feet.

Medical Career Pathway: Registered Nurse (RN)

Medical Career Pathway: Registered Nurse (RN)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members.

Salary:

$67,490  annually

Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Demand for this profession:

Registered nurses is projected to grow 16 percent from 2014 to 2024.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

No I would not like to be one because i don’t think i can provide very good emotional support. Another reason is i can't see blood or needles without running away or wanting to pass out or maybe even throw up.

Mental Health Counselor Medical Career Pathway

Mental Health Counselor

Medical Career Pathway

Duties and Responsibilities:Mental health counseling is what people typically think of when they hear the word counseling, but counselors' actual job duties may go well beyond what people imagine. Clinical counselors do indeed talk people through problems. In many cases, though, they diagnose as well as treat mental illness.

Salary:41,500 USD

Education:

• Master's degree
• State licensing
• Voluntary certifications, such as the National Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Master Addictions Counselor are available

Demand for this profession: this Profession will grow by 29% in the next couple of years

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?Why? Why not?

I could consider the possibility of being a Mental Health Counselor. They help people in a way that others may not be able to.

Surgeon

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Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: A surgeon is a specialist in surgery.  Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, either that of a human or another animal.

Salary:This wage is equal to or greater than $187,200 per year or $90.00 per hour.

Education:Complete at least 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and, depending on their specialty, 3 to 7 years in internship and residency programs.

Demand for this particular career:Employment of physicians and surgeons is projected to grow 14 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? I don’t think i could ever become a surgeon even though i do admire them. I don’t have steady hands, i hate seeing blood and i can’t have the thought of cutting someone open in my mind haunt me at night.