Health Sciences

  • Are science classes your favorite?
  • Do you follow instructions exactly?
  • Do you enjoy helping people?
  • Can you work fast in an emergency?
  • Have you served as a volunteer in a hospital?
  • Do you take good notes in class?

In the Health Science cluster you would promote health and wellmess or diagnose and treat injuries and disease. You could work directly with people. Or you could work in laboratories to get information used in research or diagnosis. Health service employees go to work at a variety of different sites. Some work in hospitals, offices, or laboratories. Others work on cruise ships, at sport arenas and within communities.

Some of the Fastest Growing Occupations through 2014:

Occupation

Hourly Wages

Pharmacists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$33.29
$40.50
$44.10

Physician Assistants

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$27.84
$34.98
$38.55

Physical Therapists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$22.54
$29.13
$32.43

Medical and Health Services Managers

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$21.13
$30.81
$35.64

Speech-Language Pathologists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$19.13
$25.50
$28.69

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologies

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$17.52
$21.90
$24.09

Dietitians and Nutritionists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$12.51
$19.32
$22.72

Dental Hygienists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$24.30
$28.53
$30.64

Registered Nurses

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$17.57
$22.41
$24.82

Radiology Technologists and Technicians

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$15.53
$19.86
$22.13

Licensed Practical and Licensed
Vocational Nurses

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$13.05
$15.99
$17.45

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$12.03
$19.86
$22.13

Medical Transcriptionists

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$10.87
$13.08
$14.18

Medical Records and health Information Technicians

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$9.23
$12.79
14.58

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$8.44
$12.68
$14.79

Dental Assistants

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$11.60
$14.66
$16.20

Medical Assistants

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$9.57
$12.29
$13.65

Pharmacy Technicians

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$9.40
$14.47
$17.00

Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$9.21
$10.82
11.64

Home Health Aides

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$7.64
$9.47
$10.39

Iowans describing his or her job will be available on the IPTV website at: www.careers.iptv.org
For other related occupations, job descriptions, hourly wages, and outlook refer to
the Iowa Career Resource Guide at http://www.iowa.gov/educate or http://iwin.iowaworkforce.org

Source: Iowa Career Resource Guide