Tasks: Occupational Therapist

• Must be able to plan, organize and conduct therapy programs in a hospital or community setting, to help those whom are ill, injured, or have developmental problems.

• Have the ability to create activities and tasks for the patients to perform and assist them along the way, as well as evaluating the patient’s strengths and weaknesses to set goals for them to achieve based on their progress.

• If a patient is near the end of a hospital visit or requires home care, an Occupational Therapist should train all other caregivers to provide the patient with the necessary exercises they should practice.

• They must keep detailed records of the patient, and note any changes in routine or activities.

Knowledge: Occupational Therapist

• Therapy and Counseling: They must possess the qualities to assess and diagnosis patients that may require therapeutic services.

• Psychology: You should know the basis of human behavior and helps to better understand an individual’s abilities, personality, interests, as well as their motivation and learning.

• Education and Training: To gain knowledge of principles, teaching, training and instruction to be able to give the patients as much experience as possible.

• Customer and Personal Service: You should be able to include the patient’s needs, keep them satisfied and meet the qualifications of the customer.

Skills and Abilities: Occupational Therapist

• Active Listening: Always listen to what the client has to say, and allow their input in activities to enhance their handicaps.

• Speaking: The ability to communicate with the client and teach them about what services they require and how to make their situation better.

• Service Orientation: Always be on the lookout for ways to help the patients achieve goals and succeed.

• Monitoring: Keep constant track of the patients’ progress and condition.• Problem Sensitivity: The ability to diagnosis any problems that may be

present during the treatment.• Oral Comprehension: Have the ability to comprehend and understand

information communicated through words and sentences.• Speech Clarity: Be able to correctly pronounce words and sounds correctly

so that the patient can understand and benefit from the therapy.• Oral Expression: Having the ability to communicate with patients, so that

they understand what you are trying to convey.

Interests and Related Careers: Occupational Therapist

• Relating to the Holland Code: An Occupational Therapist is Social and Investigative.

Related Occupations:• Social and Human Services Assistant• Directors of Religious Activities and Education• Physical Therapist • Recreational Therapist

Additional Information: Occupational Therapist

Employment:• In 2008, there were about 104,500 jobs in Occupational

Therapy. Major Employers are hospitals, practitioner’s offices, and nursing care facilities.

Projections Data:• Based on the employment of Occupational Therapists in 2008,

which was 104,500, the estimated number of jobs available in 2018 is around 131,300.

Earnings:• In home or health care facility settings, the annual earning are

in the $70,000 range, while in hospital and school settings, the average is in the mid-$60,000.

Tasks: Registered Nurse• A Registered Nurse must keep accurate records of the patients’

medical history and constant status. • They must order and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify any

problems or asses the condition.

• Modify the patients’ treatment if any changes in their condition

arise. • Also, they must monitor all aspects of the patients’ care, such

as exercise and diet.

Knowledge: Registered Nurse

• Medicine and Dentistry: They must be aware of tools and techniques that may be needed to treat injuries, or diseases.

• Customer and Personal Service: The patients will always needs constant satisfaction and regularly cared for.

• Psychology: They should possess knowledge of the way the human mind thinks and processes thoughts.

• Biology: Have knowledge of cells, functions, body parts and their role in the human body and much more.

Skills and Abilities: Registered Nurse

• Active Listening: Always being respectful of the patients’ and give their full attention.

• Speaking: You must provide a rough diagnosis for the patient, by asking them about their symptoms and condition. Also, they must be able to correctly convey information.

• Critical Thinking: You must be able to think on your feet and make accurate, quick decisions that will benefit the patient.

• Social Perceptiveness: Should always be aware of your surroundings, and the reactions of others and why they reacted that way.

• Problem Sensitivity: The ability to detect a problem early on or if a problem is likely to occur.

• Inductive Reasoning: When a person can combine information to create rules or guidelines.

• Deductive Reasoning: When you can apply those rules to specific problems to have the answers make sense.

• Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen and comprehend data shown in sentences or words.

Interests and Related Careers: Registered Nurse

• Relating to the Holland Code: A Registered Nurse is interested in Social, Investigative and Conventional.

Related Occupations:• Surgeon• Chiropractor• Podiatrist• Medical Assistant

Additional Information: Registered Nurse

Employment: • With a registered nurse being at the largest healthcare occupation, they

held almost 2.6 million jobs in 2008. About 60% if these RN positions are in hospitals, 8% as physician’s offices, 5% in nursing facilities, 5% in home services, and 3% in employment services.

Projections Data:• In 2008, there were an estimated 2,618,700 RN jobs, with this data,

there are said to be 3,200,200 RN positions available.

Earnings:• In employment services and hospital settings, Registered Nurse’s make

about $63,000 to $68,000. While, in nursing facilities, home health care settings and physician’s offices, they range in the upper $50,000.

Tasks: Medical Transcriptionist

• One task of a Medical Transcriptionist is to interpret diction for patients’ medical reports, which includes their history, examinations, visits to the emergency room, and more.

• Also, they must look over the reports to search for misspelled

words, grammar, medical terminology, etc. • Medical Transcriptionists must answer patients’ inquiries

regarding the progress of the patient, while staying within the limits of the law.

• They must return all transcribed medical reports for a final review, signature, and complete corrections to be placed back in the patients’ files.

Knowledge: Medical Transcriptionist

• English Language: Should have a complete knowledge of the English Language, which includes spelling and grammar.

• Clerical Work: This will also include knowledge of office procedures, and managing files and records.

• Computers and Electronics: In case of any software or programming issues, they should now how to fix the problem.

Skills and Abilities: Medical Transcriptionist

• Active Listening: You should always pay constant attention to what others around you are saying.

• Reading Comprehension: A necessity, because you are always reviewing and going over medical records of patients that are vital.

• Writing: is a must, because you must adjust spelling and grammatical errors that may have been made.

• Time Management: Is essential, due to the fact that you may have many files to work on, and you must distribute your time evenly between each one.

• Oral Comprehension: Must understand ideas presented by others in the workplace.

• Written Comprehension: Is essential because you should be able to understand ideas expressed in writing.

• Written Expression: they should be able to display information to others through writing.

• Oral Expression: should be able to communicate with others so that they

can understand.

Interests and Related Careers: Medical Transcriptionist

• Relating to the Holland Code: The interests of a Medical Transcriptionist are Conventional and Realistic.

Related Occupations:• Medical Secretary• Medical Records and Health Information Technicians • Word Processors and Typists• Court Reporters

Additional Information: Medical Transcriptionist

Employment:• Medical Transcriptionists held about 105,200 job positions in 2008.

Almost 36% worked in hospitals, 23% in physician’s offices, while others worked for laboratories, special services, and in offices of various types of therapy.

Projections Data:• From the estimated total of 105,200 jobs held in 2008, there is data

leading to an increase of around 11,700 employment opportunities, making the employment number 116,900 by 2018.

Earnings: • Since they are paid in hourly wages, if they work in a laboratory setting,

they are estimated to make around $17.26 and hour. While in a hospital setting or outpatient care, they may make around $15.46 to $15.88 per hour.

The Career that most Interested Me:

• Of all three careers, the one that I found the most interesting was Occupational Therapist. I found that I match more to this career than the other two because, my Holland Code was compatible and my interests are most closely associated with an Occupational Therapist. I wanted to choose a career that worked closely with people, and allows me to assist them with anything that will benefit them in a positive way. I closely examined the knowledge and skills they possess, and I believe that this is a great career choice for me.