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Health Care Career FactsHealth Care Career Facts

Health Care consists of 7% of all occupations

Health Care will grow by 8% until 2020

Number of health care professionals will need

to expand by 30% overall by 2020

Fastest growing occupation

Estimated 5.6 million job vacancies between

2010-2020

Applying to New Horizons Applying to New Horizons Career and Technical Career and Technical

Education CenterEducation Center(CTEC) (CTEC)

Students apply through your school Guidance Students apply through your school Guidance Counselor (applications on-line)Counselor (applications on-line)

Application deadline is April 3Application deadline is April 3

Program pre-requisites now contained in Program pre-requisites now contained in Program GuideProgram Guide

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Automotive TechnologyAutomotive TechnologyAuto Body/Auto Body PrepAuto Body/Auto Body Prep

Auto Tech (two year)Auto Tech (two year)

Public ServicePublic ServiceCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice

Emergency Med Tech Emergency Med Tech Fire FighterFire Fighter

Construction TechnologyConstruction TechnologyCarpentry/Basic CarpentryCarpentry/Basic Carpentry

Electricity/Renewable EnergyElectricity/Renewable EnergyHVACHVAC

Health SciencesHealth SciencesDental AssistantDental Assistant

Medical AssistantMedical AssistantNursing AssistantNursing Assistant

Pharmacy TechnicianPharmacy Technician Veterinary ScienceVeterinary Science

Information TechnologyInformation TechnologyComputer NetworkingComputer Networking

Engineering/ManufacturingEngineering/ManufacturingElect.,Robotics,Fiber OpticsElect.,Robotics,Fiber Optics

WeldingWelding

Personal ServicesPersonal ServicesBarberingBarbering

CosmetologyCosmetologyCulinary ArtsCulinary Arts

Early Childhood Early Childhood EducationEducation

•Technician •Dental Sales •Dental Assistant•Dental Hygienist •Dental Laboratory •Dental Office Manger •Administrative Assistant

Average Salary Range: $29,060-$55,4040

Career OpportunitiesCareer Opportunities(Butler Farm)

•Medical Secretary/Receptionist•Transcriptionist Lab Technician•Electrocardiogram Technician•Health Information Technician

•Medical Records Clerk•Patient Care Partner

• Unit Secretary

Average Salary Range: $25,400-$27,600

Career Opportunities(Butler Farm)

Pharmacy TechnicianPharmacy Technician(Woodside Lane)(Woodside Lane)

Students Become Skilled in:Students Become Skilled in:• Preparing/Dispensing PrescriptionsPreparing/Dispensing Prescriptions• Compounding MedicationsCompounding Medications• Preparing Intravenous MedicationsPreparing Intravenous Medications• Stocking MedicationsStocking Medications• Repackaging MedicationsRepackaging Medications

New Course

for 2012-2013

New Course

for 2012-2013

Average Salary: $19,000-27,000

•Laboratory and/or Animal Shelter Caretakers•Veterinary Assistants•Kennel Attendants•Groomer•Veterinary Technicians

Average Salary: $19,640-$29, 640

Career Opportunities(Woodside Lane)

•Personal Care Assistant•Home Health Assistant •Resident Care Aide•Nursing Assistant•Orderly

Average Salary: $21,610

Career Opportunities(Butler Farm)

Average Salary Range: $27,650-$39,640

Career Opportunities Private & hospital-based transport services

City, State and Federal Fire DepartmentsEmergency Depts. & clinics

Hospital Industry clinics

(Butler Farm)

Possible Future Programs

Medical Lab Technician (8377/8378)• One yr program

Physical Occupation Therapy (8365)• One course only• completer with Intro to Health/offered in divisions

Surgical Technologist (8351/8352)• Two yr program

With STEM-H Academies Being Established in Gloucester, Hampton and Newport News, possible new programs in:

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