Health Educator

Duties and responsibilities: Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to consider healthy behaviors.

Salary: 41,830

Education: Bachelor’s degree, pass certified health education specialist exam.

Demand for this profession: Health Educators are expected to grow 13% from 2016-2024.

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

Yes I would because all you have to do is teach and get paid well.

Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: To protect the environment, public health, and safety of the community.

Salary: $35,000+

Education: Bachelor’s degree, voluntary certification, and work experience.

Demand for this Profession: Yes because not a lot of people are in the environmental health specialist field.

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Reflection: I would not like to be one because the average salary is too low for keeping the community clean and safe.

Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Completes administrative tasks in a doctor’s office or hospital.

Salary: 29,370

Education: Post- secondary non degree award

Demand for this particular career: No this profession is projected to grow 23%.

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Reflection: I would like to be one because the education requirements are not much to do.

Dental Hygienist

Keep patient’s teeth and gums clean. They also prepare dental environment and patient for treatment procedure.

Salary: $70,210

Demand For This Profession: No the number of professionals in this medical career will rise soon.

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

Yes because I am interested in the profession of dentistry.

Otolaryngologist

Duties and responsibilities: Treat patients with diseases in the ears, nose, and throat.Often referred to as ENT physicians.

Salary: $369,790

Education: 4 years of medical school. 5 years of residency training.

Demand or Need for this Profession: Yes because we don’t have a lot of doctors on the field who can work with the throat, ears, and nose.

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

No because I do not like touching people on their noses or ears. The salary is decent for inspecting the throat.

                  Dermatologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Physicians who treat conditions related to the skin, though they may also treat disorders related to hair and nails. They go through training for skincare and examine skin for potentially cancerous spots.

Salary: $300,000

Education: Bachelor’s degree, medical school or doctor of osteopathic medicine. 1 year of medical training and an accredited dermatology residency program, at least 3 years.

Demand or Need for this Profession: Yes because not a lot of people know how to specialize with skin or cancer.

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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 am not very good at feeling skin or looking for bumps.

Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Perform a variety of patient care and laboratory duties.

Salary: 34,500

Education: Post secondary non-degree award

Demand or need for this profession: Yes because the practice in oral health is projected to grow.

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

I think I would because the school for this profession can be very short and the pay is not that bad.

  Dentist

Duties and Responsibilities: Exam the dental and oral health of a patient and administering treatment accordingly.

Salary: 149,310

Education: Dentists are required to have a doctoral or professional degree.

Demand or Need for this Profession: Yes because not a lot of people know much about dental care.

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

Yes because dentist make good money even though they have to put up with the unpleasant odor of some individual’s mouths.

Chiropractors

Duties and Responsibilities:Health care providers who work with patients dealing with problems related to bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

Salary: $66,160

Education: Chiropractors are required to have a doctoral or professional degree.

Demand for this Profession: No there is a steady growth in the number of chiropractors since 2012.

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

No because the salary is a bit too low. Maybe if the salary was higher.