{"id":2522,"date":"2016-02-03T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T18:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/?p=2522"},"modified":"2023-08-08T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T13:34:57","slug":"healthcare-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/healthcare-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the Right Career Path in Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/healthcare-careers\/health-care_fullinfographic1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Health-Care_FullInfographic1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"540,6433\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Health-Care_FullInfographic(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Health-Care_FullInfographic1-25x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Health-Care_FullInfographic1-86x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Health-Care_FullInfographic1.jpg\" alt=\"Health Care Infographic\" width=\"540\" height=\"6433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Health-Care_FullInfographic1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/enews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Health-Care_FullInfographic1-86x1024.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The demand for healthcare professionals is increasing at rapid rates, with a projected 2.3 million job openings by the year 2024. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/home.htm\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>, \u201cThe healthcare and social assistance major sector is expected to become the largest employing major sector during the projections decade, overtaking the state and local government major sector and the professional and business services major sector.\u201d And there are many career choices available for those interested in the healthcare field!<\/p>\n<p>Learn about just a few of your available career options in the healthcare field with this helpful infographic from Goodwin College!<\/p>\n<p class=\"cta\">Interested in learning more about Goodwin College? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwin.edu\/learnmore\/\">Learn more<\/a> today, or check out all of our programs to see why we\u2019re a leader in healthcare education in CT! You can also interact with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoodwinUniversity\/\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodwinuniv\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The demand for healthcare professionals is increasing at rapid rates, with a projected 2.3 million job openings by the year 2024. 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