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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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, Economic Development, Demography, Emergency Response, Governance
The University of Sydney
Skills you'll gain: Mental Health, Stress Management, Community Mental Health Services, Mental and Behavioral Health Specialties, Psychiatry, Positivity, Optimism, Resilience, Behavioral Health, Mental Health Therapies, Personal Development, Creativity, Self-Awareness, Psychology, Physical Therapy, Relationship Building, Social Skills
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] Occupational therapist in a suit and tie meets with a client.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4vVUj1qcHRwbtBiGGSi2Tp/74cc2f7bc6460311338f623bbabf9a29/GettyImages-1173948784.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] An oncology nurse wearing light blue scrubs and a stethoscope around her neck speaks with her patient, who is wearing a black and white sweater and a head covering.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6Lsz0nnnovp8XkXg8qPNth/5cdb71b84a2b206eda9078b8b0b02945/GettyImages-1173646995.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] An optician reaching up to select a pair of glasses from a selection of many, preparing them for a patient.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/14UKFeEw5SmpCkFaCydv52/fd5bffd40687f03729aea1b94642cffe/GettyImages-2164236608.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A medical records technician sits behind a desk in a medical facility and enters patient information into an electronic database.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/68FIwVD7pp4a9clvL8mnBA/75d7b8ec145307197b2aa41b8fee9691/GettyImages-1478127372.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A nutritionist sits at her desk and consults with a client.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5jm95lgsTsUPz4AkaI3m2H/d19a14d682317b8d5cf6769e1c5dc452/GettyImages-1316646389.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two health care workers wear protective glasses and lab coats and stand in front of a medical instrument.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3nOogOnAnCje35DauGg5Po/1d18097dbd7eef3c4e8ffa85052bba41/GettyImages-1159612116__2_.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A psychiatric nurse wearing a green uniform, and a stethoscope around her neck is taking care of a patient with short white hair and wearing a brown blouse.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7KzIphg2oOBux016j15yow/75c295ad23705949393de70085e28d0b/GettyImages-1307432573.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A paramedic helps a patient on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1IbKqekOBcgLbomsGS8csz/dcf130f88d83022dc681390785d9f6df/GettyImages-1221408374.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A nurse wearing scrubs works on a laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/45iOBqZpPbe161JRrshyJh/96dc8341799821fa7879c8ddcaf754d4/GettyImages-1304749089.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two nurses exhibiting the nursing skills of collaboration and patient care as they read over a chart together.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5FViQ5B6EIWZFZTGc33hdD/f56104f1724edd6ea10288529599b305/GettyImages-2166223485.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A phlebotomist cares for a patient in a hospital.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1CA4zgWpPM1QVAYEFpUsiH/bf52abc9f4ed61168dafcadadebcb6fb/GettyImages-1218705944.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image]: A woman with long brown hair and smiling. She is wearing blue scrubs with white trim. She has a stethoscope around her neck. She is talking to a woman wearing a multi-colored sweater and a head covering.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4DQzempX6djglTBU7eAeOc/c51aff0334fdc408c844b94cf35e869c/GettyImages-1173646995.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
