The "People Power" Job Superbook Book 30. The Healing Professions (Medical Jobs, Allied Health, Administration, Eyecare, Pharmacy, Emergency, Sales, Coroner, Doctor, Nurse, Dentist, Holistic Careers)

There are many subfields within the medical fields all put together as Allied Health Professions. The book catalogs referred to at
the beginning of the book have some books in this field.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook does a good job of describing them, bls.gov/oco, stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Try #610.69 at the library or R690.D35 of the Library of Congress system.

Many allied health skills are good to have because they take relatively little time to learn (less than two years), you can generally get a job just about anywhere because health is the biggest industry on the planet that is getting bigger all the time, the pay is good for work expended
and you can generally work odd shifts if you want like weekends, part-time, night shift, etc.

There are many opportunities besides just hospitals, medical clinics and nursing homes. Consider all the medical products and drug companies as well as the government (firstgov.gov)

The biggest book, put out by the American Medical Assn. is called Allied Health & Rehabilitation Professions Education Directory
available either at the library, through an employment office or you can buy it at:

American Medical Assn.
Fellowship & Residency Database
Pob 2964
Milwaukee, Wi 53201
800-621-8335
ama-assn.org

A friend of mine went the tedious route to become a board certified plastic surgeon and told me if he had to do it all over again, he
would have become a radiology tech and lived a much easier life because all they do is set patients up on an x-ray machine then take pictures, a clean, easy job, no hassles from the patients and no malpractice threats.

Another friend of mine became an emergency medical technician, got a job in a small rural medical clinic and basically worked three long
shifts during the weekend where he was able to sleep if no patients came in then had the whole week off.

If you're uncertain about what to do with your life, get one of these skills by taking an allied health profession program at a vocational school or community college for a year or two then you can get a good job and contemplate other things you're interested in while living a comfortable lifestyle unlike many of the starving artists I know who don't have a solid profession to fall back on.

This is the way to go without becoming a doctor. In my opinion, medical doctor is about the worst job in the world especially if you go
into a specialty. Right off, your twenties are shot to enjoy life because you're in school all the time then once you start working, the job eats you up because you have to be on all the time.

Most doctors work 50+ hours a week. The norm is more than 60. As a medical tech, you do one simple task and that's it, there's no responsibility for somebody's life and the pay's pretty good for relatively easy work.

I've included the basics of finding a job in the medical field here. For more information on the medical field in general, refer to my medical book.

hosa.org, 800 321 hosa, health occupations students of america.

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education
Schools
803 W. Broad St.
#730
Falls Church, Va 22046
703-524-0511
abhes.org
Medical assistants and technicians.

American Medical Assn.
515 N. State St.
Chicago, Il 60610
312-464-5000
Fax: 312-464-4184
800-955-3565
ama-assn.org