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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CVS Health
Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, De-escalation Techniques, Greeting Customers, Customer Service, Empathy, Cross Selling, Retail Sales, Call Center Experience, Transaction Processing, Verbal Communication Skills, Upselling, Retail Store Operations, Customer Complaint Resolution, Product Knowledge, Team Oriented, Cash Register Operation, Problem Solving, Time Management, Conflict Management, Interpersonal Communications
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Preventative Care, Food and Beverage, Behavioral Health, Socioeconomics, Education and Training, Culture, Environmental Issue
Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Preventative Care, Environment Health And Safety, Medical Science and Research, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Emergency Response
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:
![[Featured Image]: A female nurse, wearing a blue uniform, and head covering, is standing outside a building with white walls.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1eWEOWNK5dW93Z22isKCtS/9e67b14116b82792dd9fb3015fd3771e/GettyImages-1292696460__3_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A dental hygienist looks at a tablet.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1bJZo5Cj9o7h4MNvQg12Zc/1067b8e26813bcbc7a84108cdd3caa84/GettyImages-1296444605__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A woman in a white medical coat stands in a clinic.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/57220l9yHHEX3cMWnPhnon/795339fc484d6dd69f2ef5508b4ec3f2/GettyImages-1062186338__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A health care consultant speaks with doctors inside a hospital room.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4fpVsogkvj6O8gFeholWOK/72f7b75c7fb4be9e6538091b9dc320c3/GettyImages-1211642642.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A phlebotomist wearing scrubs draws blood from a patient in a hospital.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7jRH5NdnwShOUZ25ppYaQ3/6c554be2e791846f9fcbcd60179aa0ec/GettyImages-1338750217.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A nurse anesthetist cares for a patient.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/53btnAACudpFZdSMgiQZaD/350aa4bc85b034a4486b5b4cff917887/GettyImages-975943958.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] Two toxicologists observing in a lab setting.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7j3iqTcIx2Rgo1JC1ReVwl/217d0f3ac72369803fb07c03b19aa629/GettyImages-109727544.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A recreational therapist, wearing a blue shirt and holding a chart. He is talking to a patient.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1q8YX6r76EMFmptP4ViaQd/a64d9b9fb1b5a54bc09928574554fb2c/GettyImages-1175124132__1_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: An occupational therapy assistant, wearing a blue uniform and a stethoscope around her neck. She is standing in an examination room, with white shelves and a white chair and desk.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7brniTORaz6zWY6bAuzHij/9a3e900e59a05391b549f7484fc0a4d8/GettyImages-1292777549__7_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A female nurse looks out the window while thinking about her professional nursing goals.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/GkgiEJGEwRJ3A5MAtA2rG/0046b934cf85725b0c5d8ec1ecf41f36/GettyImages-1840499552.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A female health worker, working wearing blue scrubs. She is standing in front of a window with a white wall and holding a clipboard.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3yaOZPtEXrYxMF0yfaJ46F/014db6e8c95f0d150d6cfd5edb5bca19/GettyImages-1365582863.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A male health coach, wearing a blue denim shirt, is having a teleconference, sitting in front of his laptop. with his client](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6hcqQL2knqNhvakFHkdFMG/a787d518dae13af5168bf434da12fbb7/GettyImages-1326991899.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
