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Health care jobs are expected to expand as we age; newspaper in Bowling Green looks at its region
Jobs in health care are not only available for those without bachelor's degrees, such jobs are likely to become more prevalent, according to data collected in the Barren River Area Development District, Monica Spees reports for The Daily News in Bowling Green.
Ron Crouch, director of research and statistics for the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, compiled the data after the release of a national report of health care and health care education by the Brookings Institution.
?The demand for health care is going up,? Crouch told Spees. He said positions such as dentists, pharmacists, anesthesiologists, surgeons and other occupations will see in increase by 2020; and many of these jobs don't require more than an associate degree.
Crouch said there were 477 medical assistants in the region in 2010, with a projection of 573 by 2020. Medical assistants were paid $12.54 per hour in 2013. He also cited 634 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the region in 2010, with a projection of 776 by 2020. These positions were paid $16.47 per hour in 2013. Health billing and maintenance jobs, which don't require a degree, are also available in the region.
Jobs that require a lower level of education are in high demand because they help people provide for themselves and their families without incurring college debt, Crouch told Spees. He also said that while 83.2 percent of health care positions in the region are filled by women, these jobs are suitable for both men and women.
As the population ages, the demands for health care will increase, Crouch said. In 1980, there were approximately 58,600 people older than 50 in the region. In 2010, there were almost 93,000.
Ron Crouch, director of research and statistics for the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, compiled the data after the release of a national report of health care and health care education by the Brookings Institution.
?The demand for health care is going up,? Crouch told Spees. He said positions such as dentists, pharmacists, anesthesiologists, surgeons and other occupations will see in increase by 2020; and many of these jobs don't require more than an associate degree.
Crouch said there were 477 medical assistants in the region in 2010, with a projection of 573 by 2020. Medical assistants were paid $12.54 per hour in 2013. He also cited 634 licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses in the region in 2010, with a projection of 776 by 2020. These positions were paid $16.47 per hour in 2013. Health billing and maintenance jobs, which don't require a degree, are also available in the region.
Jobs that require a lower level of education are in high demand because they help people provide for themselves and their families without incurring college debt, Crouch told Spees. He also said that while 83.2 percent of health care positions in the region are filled by women, these jobs are suitable for both men and women.
As the population ages, the demands for health care will increase, Crouch said. In 1980, there were approximately 58,600 people older than 50 in the region. In 2010, there were almost 93,000.
- Health-care Jobs Fewer Than Projected, But Health Secretary Says Medicaid Expansion Is Still On Track To Pay For Itself Through 2020
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. ? The basic financial premise of Kentucky's expansion of Medicaid under federal health reform is that the addition of so many people and money to the health-care system will create enough jobs to generate...
- Baptist Health Is First Stand-alone Health Provider To Become Founding Partner Of Shaping Our Appalachian Region Effort
Baptist Health has become the first stand-alone health-care provider to sign on as a founding partner in Shaping Our Appalachian Region, an initiative to improve the economy of Eastern Kentucky. Baptist will work with SOAR to develop and implement health...
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Gov. Steve Beshear says the expansion of Medicaid in Kentucky under federal health reform appears to be creating thousands of health-care jobs, as predicted in a study that he used to justify his decision, he said in a special "One to One" on KET Friday,...
- Jobs Increasing In Health Services Industry
Though Kentucky has been hit hard by the recession, certain industries, including health care, are hiring. State unemployment trends show educational and health services have grown 20.5 percent since 2001. "With the population maturing ? not just in...
- Health Care Field Continues To Grow
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