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Health care is a booming industry with a wide range of rewarding jobs working with patients, communities, or behind the scenes. Explore your career options with these guides to careers in the health industry.

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[Featured Image] A senior citizen welcoming a social worker into his home.

What Does a Social Worker Do (and How Can You Become One)?

Learn how you can help improve the lives of others with a role in social work.

March 22, 2022

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[Featured image] Three people look at a computer. One has a lab coat on.

Your Guide to Becoming a Certified Pharmacy Technician

Certified pharmacy technicians help health care teams get the right medication to the right people. Find out how you can get a national pharmacy technician certification and more.

March 21, 2022

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[Featured Image] A medical assistant wearing blue gloves and a stethoscope places paper over an exam table in a doctor's office.

Medical Assistants: 10 Steps to Becoming One

Medical assistants provide patient care and perform administrative tasks in doctors' offices and clinics. If you're looking for a health care career that doesn't require you to attend medical school, consider becoming a medical assistant.

March 14, 2022

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[Featured Image] A senior citizen welcoming a social worker into his home.

What Does a Social Worker Do (and How Can You Become One)?

Learn how you can help improve the lives of others with a role in social work.

March 22, 2022

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[Featured image] Three people look at a computer. One has a lab coat on.

Your Guide to Becoming a Certified Pharmacy Technician

Certified pharmacy technicians help health care teams get the right medication to the right people. Find out how you can get a national pharmacy technician certification and more.

March 21, 2022

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CVS Health

Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, De-escalation Techniques, Greeting Customers, Growth Mindedness, Customer Service, Call Center Experience, Empathy, Interviewing Skills, Cross Selling, Retail Sales, Data Entry, Customer Relationship Building, Verbal Communication Skills, Team Oriented, Upselling, Teamwork, Customer Complaint Resolution, Conflict Management, Product Knowledge, Retail Store Operations

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Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Status: Free

Stanford University

Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Preventative Care, Food and Beverage, Behavioral Health, Socioeconomics, Education and Training, Culture, Environmental Issue

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Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Status: Free

Yale University

Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Preventative Care, Environment Health And Safety, Economic Development, Demography, Emergency Response, Governance

4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

[Featured image] A patient care technician stands next to their colleague in a medical office.

What Is a Patient Care Technician (and How Do I Become One)?

Patient care technicians help nurses keep patients comfortable and healthy. Learn how to get started on this career path.

January 24, 2022

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[Featured Image] A nurse is using a tablet.

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? Your Career Guide

Learn what types of skills and education you'll need to embark on a rewarding health care career as a nurse practitioner.

January 21, 2022

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[Featured image] A certified medical assistant in a white lap coat looks at lab results with a physician.

What Is a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)?

A certified medical assistant’s role combines administrative tasks with clinical duties like taking patient histories and recording vital signs. Learn more about what certified medical assistants do and how to become one.

January 21, 2022

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[Featured Image] A Certified Nursing Assistant works in a medical lab alongside her colleagues.

What Does a Certified Nursing Assistant Do? A Guide

Discover how working as a certified nursing assistant can set you up for a rewarding health care career caring for those in need.

January 20, 2022

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[Featured image] A medical technologist touches a monitor in a hospital setting.

What Is a Medical Technologist (and How Do I Become One)?

Medical technologists test fluid and tissue samples to help physicians properly diagnose and treat their patients. Read more about this healthcare career, including tips on how to get started.

December 23, 2021

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[Featured image] Two lab technicians in white coats and gloves work in a medical lab. One is typing on a computer and the other is looking at a specimen under a microscope.

What Is a Medical Laboratory Technician? And How to Become One

Learn what a medical laboratory technician is and consider whether this career is right for you.

December 21, 2021

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[Featured Image] A registered nurse discusses health care with a patient at a health clinic.

What Does a Registered Nurse Do? Your 2025 Career Guide

Registered nurses work in a variety of settings to provide medical care for patients and support physicians. Learn more about this highly in-demand job.

December 13, 2021

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[Featured image] A physician assistant in a white lab coat shows test results on a laptop to her colleague.

What Is a Physician Assistant? (+ How to Become One)

Physician assistants act as a support to doctors and physicians. Learn what you need to do to become a physician assistant, including how to get into a physician assistant school and other key information.

December 9, 2021

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[Featured image] A young woman working in healthcare administration speaking animatedly with her colleague.

What Is Health Care Administration? What You Need to Know in 2025

Health care administrators provide leadership and expertise in a variety of health care settings. Find out more about this career path and how you can get started today.

March 30, 2021

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[Featured Image] A medical assistant wearing blue gloves and a stethoscope places paper over an exam table in a doctor's office.

Medical Assistants: 10 Steps to Becoming One

Medical assistants provide patient care and perform administrative tasks in doctors' offices and clinics. If you're looking for a health care career that doesn't require you to attend medical school, consider becoming a medical assistant.

March 14, 2022

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[Featured image] A patient care technician stands next to their colleague in a medical office.

What Is a Patient Care Technician (and How Do I Become One)?

Patient care technicians help nurses keep patients comfortable and healthy. Learn how to get started on this career path.

January 24, 2022

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[Featured Image] A nurse is using a tablet.

What Is a Nurse Practitioner? Your Career Guide

Learn what types of skills and education you'll need to embark on a rewarding health care career as a nurse practitioner.

January 21, 2022

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[Featured image] A certified medical assistant in a white lap coat looks at lab results with a physician.

What Is a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)?

A certified medical assistant’s role combines administrative tasks with clinical duties like taking patient histories and recording vital signs. Learn more about what certified medical assistants do and how to become one.

January 21, 2022

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[Featured Image] A Certified Nursing Assistant works in a medical lab alongside her colleagues.

What Does a Certified Nursing Assistant Do? A Guide

Discover how working as a certified nursing assistant can set you up for a rewarding health care career caring for those in need.

January 20, 2022

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[Featured image] A medical technologist touches a monitor in a hospital setting.

What Is a Medical Technologist (and How Do I Become One)?

Medical technologists test fluid and tissue samples to help physicians properly diagnose and treat their patients. Read more about this healthcare career, including tips on how to get started.

December 23, 2021

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[Featured image] Two lab technicians in white coats and gloves work in a medical lab. One is typing on a computer and the other is looking at a specimen under a microscope.

What Is a Medical Laboratory Technician? And How to Become One

Learn what a medical laboratory technician is and consider whether this career is right for you.

December 21, 2021

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[Featured Image] A registered nurse discusses health care with a patient at a health clinic.

What Does a Registered Nurse Do? Your 2025 Career Guide

Registered nurses work in a variety of settings to provide medical care for patients and support physicians. Learn more about this highly in-demand job.

December 13, 2021

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[Featured image] A physician assistant in a white lab coat shows test results on a laptop to her colleague.

What Is a Physician Assistant? (+ How to Become One)

Physician assistants act as a support to doctors and physicians. Learn what you need to do to become a physician assistant, including how to get into a physician assistant school and other key information.

December 9, 2021

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[Featured image] A young woman working in healthcare administration speaking animatedly with her colleague.

What Is Health Care Administration? What You Need to Know in 2025

Health care administrators provide leadership and expertise in a variety of health care settings. Find out more about this career path and how you can get started today.

March 30, 2021

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Working in health care can look like a lot of different things. You may work directly with patients as a doctor, nurse, or physical therapist, or maybe you work within communities through a public health career. You'll also find jobs behind the scenes, working in a lab or with health care data. You'll find several fields to explore:

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