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Art, music, dance therapists
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| use arts to help patients deal with social, physical, or emotional problems |
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| two-year course study in school or college |
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| prevent and treat athletic injuries and provide rehab services to athletes |
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| care to those who have hearing impairments |
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| four-year-or-more course awarded by college or university |
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| meets standards, fulfilled requirements of education and performance |
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continuing education units (CEUs) |
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| required to renew licenses or maintain certification or registration |
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| prepare patients, pass and sterilize instruments, prepare dental materials, perform dental receptionist duties etc. |
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| perform preliminary examinations, remove stains, develop radiographs, apply fluoride, perform preventive or treatment services etc. |
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| dental laboratory technicians (DLTs) |
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| make and repair dental prostheses; specialties include dental ceramist and orthodontic technician |
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| examines teeth and mouth tissues, perform surgery, prevent dental disease; mostly entrepreneurs |
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| operate the kidney hermodialysis machines used to treat patients with limited or no kidney function |
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| dietetic technicians (DTs) |
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| works under dieticians; plans menu, order food, standardize and test recipes, assist, provide basic diet instruction, teach classes etc. |
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| specializes in managing food services, asses patients nutritional needs, plan menus, teach nutrition, recommendations etc. |
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| Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) |
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| Focuses on proper alignment of spine, nervous and muscular system |
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| Diagnoses, treats & prevents diseases or disorders |
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| Doctor of Osteophathic Medicine (DO) |
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| Treats diseases, places special emphasis on nervous, muscular, and skeletal system, focuses on relationship between body, mind, and emotions |
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| Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) |
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| Examines, diagnosis, and treats feet or leg below the knee |
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| Doctorate/doctoral/doctor’s degree |
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| Two or more years of work beyond bachelor’s or master’s |
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| Electrocardiograph (ECG) technicians |
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| Records activity of the heart |
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| Electroencephalographic (EEG) technologist |
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| Records electrical activity of the brain |
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| Maintains embalming reports and item lists, prepare body for interment by washing, preserving body, applying cosmetics, dressing etc. |
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| Emergency medical technician (EMT) |
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| Cares for victims of accidents, injuries, or sudden illnesses (Wide range Basic training) |
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| Organizes, manages, and assumes risk of a business |
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| First person to arrive at scene of an illness or injury |
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| Funeral directors (AKA morticians or undertakers) |
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| Provide support to survivors, make arrangements, prepare body, secure info for legal documents, direct business activities etc. |
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| Provide info on genetic diseases or inherited conditions |
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| Geriatric aides/assistants |
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| Care for elderly in work environments |
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| Health science technology education (HSTE) |
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| Prepare a student for immediate employment or additional education after graduation |
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| Home health care assistants |
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| Licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs) |
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| Works under physicians or RNs; provide patient care requiring technical knowledge but little education compared to RN |
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| Government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation |
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| Work under physicians or physical therapists; use massage, bodywork, and therapeutic touch to muscles for chronic condition relief |
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| Awarded by college or university after one or more years beyond bachelor’s degree |
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| Works under physicians; prepares patients, takes vital signs and history, perform basic tests, secretarial-receptionist duties etc |
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| Medication aides/ assistants |
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| Administer medications to people in long-term health care facilities or home health care |
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| Work under funeral director or embalmer; assist with preparation |
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Multicompetent/multiskilled worker
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| Can perform a variety of health care skills |
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| Work under RNs or LPNs/LVNs; provide patient care such as baths, bedmaking, carrying etc. |
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| Occupational therapists (OTAs) |
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| Works under physiatrist; help people overcome, correct, or adjust problems of physical, developmental, mental, or emotional disabled people. |
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| Occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) |
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| Work under occupational therapists; help parents carry out programs of prescribed treatment |
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| Ophthalmic assistants (OAs) |
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| Works under ophthalmologists, optometrists, and ophthalmic medical technologists or technicians; prepare patients, measure visual acuity, perform receptionist duties, order lenses etc. |
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| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians |
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| Cut, grind, finish, polish, and mount lenses in eyeglasses and contact lenses |
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| Ophthalmic medical technologists (OMTs) |
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| Works under ophthalmologists; obtain histories, eye tests and measurements, fit patients for contacts, administer treatments, assist with eye surgery, advanced microbiological procedures etc. |
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| Ophthalmic technicians (OTs) |
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| Works under ophthalmologists and optometrists; prepare patients, obtain histories, take ocular measurements, administer basic vision tests, adjust glasses, measure etc. |
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| Medical doctors specializing in diseases, disorders, and injuries of eyes |
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| Make and fit eyeglasses or lenses prescribed. |
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| Doctors of optometry; examine eyes, prescribe corrective lenses or exercises |
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| Maxillofacial surgery; teeth, mouth, jaw and facial bones |
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| Alignment or straightening teeth |
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| Performs all basic EMT duties plus patient assessment, provision of ACLs etc. |
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| Dental treatment of children and adolescents |
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| Members of open heart surgical teams and operate the heart lung machines |
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Medical interpreters translators
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| Medical (clinical) laboratory assistants |
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Medical (clinical) laboratory technologists (MTs) |
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| Medical (clinical) laboratory technicians (MLTs) |
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Medical transcriptionists |
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| Housekeeping workers/ sanitary managers |
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| Health care administrators |
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| Health information (medical records) administrators (RAs) |
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Health information (medical records) technicians |
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Forensic science technician |
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| Electroneurodiagnostic technologist (END) |
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| biological or medical scientists |
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| biomedical (clinical) engineer |
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| biotechnological engineer (bioengineer) |
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| biomedical equipment technicians (BETs) |
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| cardiovascular technologist |
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| central/sterile supply workers |
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| admitting officers/clerks |
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