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The following information is from the Health Care Careers Directory, published annually by the AMA.

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Anesthesiologist assistant (PDF, 42KB)

Art therapist (PDF, 53KB)

Athletic trainer (PDF, 46KB)

Audiologist (PDF, 53KB)

Blindness and visual impairment professions (PDF, 46KB)

Blood bank technology-specialist (PDF, 39KB)

Cardiovascular technologist (PDF, 46KB)

Clinical laboratory science/medical technology (PDF, 64KB)
Clinical assistant
Clinical laboratory scientist/medical technologist
Clinical laboratory technician/medical laboratory technician
Cytogenetic technologist
Diagnostic molecular scientist
Histologic technician/histotechnologist
Pathologist's assistant
Phlebotomist

Counseling-related professions (PDF, 54KB)
Career counseling (CrC)
College counseling (CIC)
Community counseling (CC)
Gerotological counseling (GC)
Marital, couple and family counseling/therapy (MFC/T)
Mental health counselor (MHC)
School counseling (SC)
Student affairs (SA)
Student affairs- College counseling (SACC)
Student affairs- Professional practice (SAPP)
Counselor educationa and supervision (CE)

Cytotechnologist (PDF, 43KB)

Dance therapist (PDF, 44KB)

Dental-related occupations (PDF, 63KB)
Dental assistant
Dental hygienist
Dental Laboratory Technician

Dentist (PDF, 53KB) 

Diagnostic medical sonographer (PDF, 49KB)

Dietetics (PDF, 52KB)
Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist
Dietetic Technician, Registered 

Electroneurodiagnostic technologist (PDF, 46KB)

Emergency medical technician-paramedic (PDF, 46KB)

Exercise science (PDF, 41KB)
Exercise physiology (clinical & applied)
Exercise science
Personal fitness training

Genetic counselor (PDF, 44KB)

Health information management (PDF, 50KB)
Health information administrator
Health information technician

Kinesiotherapist (PDF, 48KB)

Massage therapist (PDF, 48KB)

Medical assistant (PDF, 44KB)

Medical illustrator (PDF, 45KB)

Medical librarian (PDF, 46KB)

Music therapist (PDF, 50KB)

Nuclear medicine technologist (PDF, 46KB)

Occupational therapy (PDF, 53KB)
Occupational therapist
Occupational therapist assistant

Ophthalmic dispensing optician (PDF, 39KB)

Ophthalmic professions(PDF, 50KB)
Ophthalmic assistant
Ophthalmic medical techinician/technology

Optometrist (PDF, 56KB)

Orthoptist (PDF, 44KB)

Orthotist and prosthetist (PDF, 43KB)

Perfusionist (PDF, 44KB)

Pharmacy technician (PDF, 49KB)

Physical therapy (PDF, 52KB)
Physical therapist
Physical therapist assistant

Physician (PDF, 56KB)
Doctor of medicine (MD)
Doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO)

Physician assistant (PDF, 50KB)

Podiatrist (PDF, 52KB)

Polysomnographic technologist (PDF, 38KB)

Psychologist (PDF, 53KB)

Radiologic technology (PDF, 51KB)
Magnetic resonance technologist
Medical dosimetrist
Radiation therapist
Radiographer

Rehabilitation counselor (PDF, 53KB)

Respiratory therapy (PDF, 49KB)
Respiratory therapist (advanced)
Respiratory therapist (entry-level) 

Speech-language pathologist (PDF, 47KB)

Surgical assistant (PDF, 41KB)

Surgical technologist (PDF, 50KB)

Therapeutic recreation specialist (PDF, 56KB)

Veterinarian (PDF, 58KB)

Veterinarian technologist (PDF, 54KB)

 
Last updated: Sep 23, 2008
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