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]: Two paramedics assist a man on the side of the road. If you're curious about this life-saving work, find out how long it takes to become a paramedic.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7gfIPMa847OtmhdzDf1h2q/140c4a61a90e3cf5153232f0dc4392a2/GettyImages-529436457.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A female contact tracer, wearing a blue vest, a yellow patterned top and a face covering. She is standing in front of a building with a white wall.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4IqPQK6P3a6uloPkyjQmaF/7ac6bf07bd6fc8de5addfb6393edf431/GettyImages-1290975227.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] After researching “How long does it take to become a registered nurse” on a desktop computer, an aspiring RN consults with an instructor to start planning their education.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/slkQ33w0Mm0msJdRil0Ec/ab9f77a55b6cf1a40c8ea1c55a0a1188/GettyImages-2097577413.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featurd image] A chiropractor works on a patient's spinal alignment.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6qfZnx6Ekb9veN53iUfu46/414ea42156cf7d951a3fda56e205d83a/GettyImages-1283052910.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A health care professional works from home.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3x3NJl9OUxBql8f8oyeEdP/2c24234f3e07ab83353d12a074d11c17/GettyImages-1308281561.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] 2 health informatics workers examine data on a machine](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/402btO4FHEkzxNJKV3vyUK/abe6842db41d4652133422c5279ee34f/GettyImages-1159612116__3_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A nuclear medicine technologist reviews a brain scan with a doctor.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/G3te7M6gOb50pTUVqpTzP/1c5b64e1d2d5ea8abc5bd536a7d04691/GettyImages-155539853.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Feature Image] A registered medical assistant smiles while handing paperwork to a patient.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/G7CgvZ8T7V108HgEmBZFJ/3433247c28c36469da962399cedca838/GettyImages-1370641643.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A female nurse, wearing a blue uniform and face covering, a stethoscope around her neck. She is checking her charts.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2VuOFIxDk6BrAS5ScLKxoC/6606442b46c15fac16519abef2e75bd8/GettyImages-1310360109__7_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A patient advocate in blue scrubs and a stethoscope goes over some documents with a patient in a pink shirt.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5cSXMMdkS4gUa8phgrP7tk/9a50adfd6c9db9d0eaa95582877de5a4/GettyImages-1343112004.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A chiropractor helps a patient with shoulder mobility in a clinic.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7wJ5Ys9MV07O5srz7Wqwzi/32daad2a4bd01d159e823c3589ad6815/GettyImages-1073909018.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A speech language pathologist works with a patient in a clinic.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2O7uCq5LAV8ApmsbTOZekg/809f67a6cbefdf1cbb0156eda2458df4/GettyImages-602294564.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
