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What is the Health and Biomedical Sciences Career Area?

Healthcare is among the largest and fastest-growing industries in the United States. In the Health Sciences Career Area, you can prepare for a career that promotes health, wellness, and diagnosis, and treats injuries and diseases.

Some careers involve working directly with people, while others involve research into diseases or collecting and formatting data and information. You can work in hospitals, medical or dental offices, laboratories, communities, medivac units, sports arenas, or cruise ships.

This career area is organized into five career pathways:

  • Biotechnology research and development
  • Diagnostic services
  • Health informatics
  • Support services
  • Therapeutic services

How to Pursue Education and Training in Health Sciences

There are thousands of challenging education and training opportunities within the high-skilled world of Health Sciences. Learners need a solid background in math, science, communications, and technical skills. Education and training can be obtained in high schools, technical colleges, two-year community colleges, four-year colleges, apprenticeship programs, and career technical schools/institutes. Along the way, career guidance professionals assist learners in assessing their educational goals, interests, abilities, and skills to facilitate a good match to the career area’s many pathway options.

Learners participate in relevant education opportunities framed in the context of the career area. They gain knowledge and skills through coordinated workplace learning experiences such as site visits, job shadowing, and internships. If they choose, they may achieve valuable skill certifications that lead to employment. Colleges and universities offer advanced degrees and industry certifications that prepare learners for professional and technical careers.

For more information, please contact Liz Rain.