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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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[Feature Image] An emergency medical technician reviews orders on a tablet while sitting in the back of an ambulance with a stethoscope around their neck.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): Duties, Salary, and More

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) perform life-saving medical procedures on-site and in ambulances while transporting patients to hospitals. Discover more about this critical medical career and how to join the profession.

May 13, 2022

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[Featured Image] A public health employee helps an elderly patient fill out paperwork.

What Is Public Health? Your Career Guide

If you're looking for a job that allows you to help others or improve the environment, you may want to consider a career in public health. Learn about where public health professionals work and examples of public health jobs.

May 13, 2022

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[Featured image] A smiling health care professional listens to her patient's heart through a stethoscope while they are in the patient's home.

Is Health Care a Good Career Path? Outlook, Jobs, and More

The health care industry is projected to grow significantly over the next decade. Discover if it’s the right career path for you.

May 9, 2022

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[Feature Image] An emergency medical technician reviews orders on a tablet while sitting in the back of an ambulance with a stethoscope around their neck.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): Duties, Salary, and More

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) perform life-saving medical procedures on-site and in ambulances while transporting patients to hospitals. Discover more about this critical medical career and how to join the profession.

May 13, 2022

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[Featured Image] A public health employee helps an elderly patient fill out paperwork.

What Is Public Health? Your Career Guide

If you're looking for a job that allows you to help others or improve the environment, you may want to consider a career in public health. Learn about where public health professionals work and examples of public health jobs.

May 13, 2022

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Explore popular health topics on Coursera

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Stanford University

Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Preventative Care, Food and Beverage, Behavioral Health, Socioeconomics, Cultural Diversity, Education and Training, Culture, Environmental Issue

4.7
Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
33K reviews

Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Status: Free

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

4.8
Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
2.1K reviews

Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University

Skills you'll gain: Change Control, Health Systems, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Clinical Leadership, Decision Support Systems, Solution Design, IT Management, Clinical Data Management, Databases, Usability Testing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Information Technology, Analysis, Systems Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Technical Communication, System Requirements

4.4
Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
874 reviews

Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

[Featured image] A flight nurse and crew carry a patient on a stretcher toward a helicopter for transport to a hospital.

What Does a Flight Nurse Do? Duties, Pay, and More

Discover the role of a flight nurse and learn how they provide critical care to patients in emergency aircraft while transporting them to a hospital.

May 5, 2022

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[Featured Image] A female dental hygienist works in a dentist's office on a tablet.

What Is a Dental Hygienist? And How to Become One

Dental hygienist is an exciting and rewarding health care career. Learn what they do, their job outlook, and how to become one.

May 5, 2022

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[Featured image] A charge nurse pushes a patient sitting in a wheelchair through a hospital.

What Is a Charge Nurse? Duties, Pay, and How to Become One

A charge nurse is a registered nurse who also serves as a leader during a nursing shift. From nursing education to leadership skills, learn what it takes to become a charge nurse, what the job is like, and if it might be the right career choice for you.

April 28, 2022

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[Featured Image]: A woman with curly hair, wearing blue scrubs, a mask and a stethoscope around her neck is reading a chart. Doctors and nurses are in the background.

How to Become a Registered Nurse (RN): A Step-by-Step Guide

Registered nurses are integral health care professionals who provide patients with the care they need. Learn the steps you can take to join this impactful profession.

April 27, 2022

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[Featured image] An exercise physiologist plays tennis with a client in a wheelchair.

Your Guide to Becoming an Exercise Physiologist

Learn about all about what an exercise physiologist is, salary information, and how to become one.

April 27, 2022

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[Featured Image] An epidemiologist working in a public health career uses a syringe to add fluid to a glass slide as she studies disease control in a lab.

7 Public Health Careers (+ How to Get Started)

Jobs in public health are in demand and can be a fulfilling way to earn a living. Here’s how to get started.

April 27, 2022

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[Featured image] Two pharmacists in lab coats talk to each other while looking at a computer monitor.

What Does a Pharmacist Do? Job Duties, Salary, and More

A pharmacist is a health care professional who prepares and dispenses medications needed to treat illnesses and improve patient quality of life. Learn how to become a pharmacist, as well as what paths you can take once you’ve earned your pharmacy degree.

March 23, 2022

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[Featured image] A psychiatrist sits at a desk meeting with a patient.

What Is a Psychiatrist? 10 Steps to Become One

Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental illnesses and prescribe medications that may help improve mental health. Read on to learn more about this impactful health care profession and what you need to do to join it.

March 23, 2022

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[Featured image] A pharmacy technician working in a hospital consults with a physician.

Pharmacy Technician: Salary, Duties, and How to Become One

Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists with their day-to-day duties and help patients get the medication they need to stay healthy. Here's all you need to know about this impactful health care career and what you need to do to become one.

March 22, 2022

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[Featured image] A smiling health care professional listens to her patient's heart through a stethoscope while they are in the patient's home.

Is Health Care a Good Career Path? Outlook, Jobs, and More

The health care industry is projected to grow significantly over the next decade. Discover if it’s the right career path for you.

May 9, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A flight nurse and crew carry a patient on a stretcher toward a helicopter for transport to a hospital.

What Does a Flight Nurse Do? Duties, Pay, and More

Discover the role of a flight nurse and learn how they provide critical care to patients in emergency aircraft while transporting them to a hospital.

May 5, 2022

Article

[Featured Image] A female dental hygienist works in a dentist's office on a tablet.

What Is a Dental Hygienist? And How to Become One

Dental hygienist is an exciting and rewarding health care career. Learn what they do, their job outlook, and how to become one.

May 5, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A charge nurse pushes a patient sitting in a wheelchair through a hospital.

What Is a Charge Nurse? Duties, Pay, and How to Become One

A charge nurse is a registered nurse who also serves as a leader during a nursing shift. From nursing education to leadership skills, learn what it takes to become a charge nurse, what the job is like, and if it might be the right career choice for you.

April 28, 2022

Article

[Featured Image]: A woman with curly hair, wearing blue scrubs, a mask and a stethoscope around her neck is reading a chart. Doctors and nurses are in the background.

How to Become a Registered Nurse (RN): A Step-by-Step Guide

Registered nurses are integral health care professionals who provide patients with the care they need. Learn the steps you can take to join this impactful profession.

April 27, 2022

Article

[Featured image] An exercise physiologist plays tennis with a client in a wheelchair.

Your Guide to Becoming an Exercise Physiologist

Learn about all about what an exercise physiologist is, salary information, and how to become one.

April 27, 2022

Article

[Featured Image] An epidemiologist working in a public health career uses a syringe to add fluid to a glass slide as she studies disease control in a lab.

7 Public Health Careers (+ How to Get Started)

Jobs in public health are in demand and can be a fulfilling way to earn a living. Here’s how to get started.

April 27, 2022

Article

[Featured image] Two pharmacists in lab coats talk to each other while looking at a computer monitor.

What Does a Pharmacist Do? Job Duties, Salary, and More

A pharmacist is a health care professional who prepares and dispenses medications needed to treat illnesses and improve patient quality of life. Learn how to become a pharmacist, as well as what paths you can take once you’ve earned your pharmacy degree.

March 23, 2022

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[Featured image] A psychiatrist sits at a desk meeting with a patient.

What Is a Psychiatrist? 10 Steps to Become One

Psychiatrists diagnose and treat mental illnesses and prescribe medications that may help improve mental health. Read on to learn more about this impactful health care profession and what you need to do to join it.

March 23, 2022

Article

[Featured image] A pharmacy technician working in a hospital consults with a physician.

Pharmacy Technician: Salary, Duties, and How to Become One

Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists with their day-to-day duties and help patients get the medication they need to stay healthy. Here's all you need to know about this impactful health care career and what you need to do to become one.

March 22, 2022

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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:

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