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The 10 Best Jobs with an Associate Degree
AllHealthcare, CareerVoyages.gov, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics
10. Massage Therapist
Massage therapy is being used as a means of treating painful ailments, reducing stress, and rehabilitating injuries. Massage therapists can specialize in over 80 different kinds of modalities. Not all of these specialties are used for clinical purposes, though. However, the healing benefits of massage therapy are prevalent whether for treatment of an injury or as a relaxation technique.
Training standards and requirements vary be state. However, there are many massage therapy postsecondary schools that offer associate degrees. In most states, graduation from an accredited or approved program is required in order to practice. Licensure is not required, although it is recommended.
As massage therapy gains popularity, the employment of massage therapists will increase. A growing interest in holistic and alternative medicine has fueled the massage therapy field. Recently, the benefits of massage therapy have been researched, as it has proven to be a viable medicinal option.
Projected Need: 37,000
Projected Growth: 18-26%
Median Hourly Wage: $16/hr
FUN QUIZ: Is Massage Therapy Your Healthcare Calling?
mitchellejohnson07
7 months ago
2 comments
A career in radiology is of course great. It involves a lot of technologies such as MRI, Xrays, Spine Imaging, CT etc. For details, check out http://www.2ndradiologyopinion.com/
louboutin2012
11 months ago
12 comments
A steady job is the best for me at present while the Associate Degree is the secondary.
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jenniferdave
12 months ago
2 comments
Associate degree supports in many aspects. I attained an associate degree and looking forward to attain higher degree and for that I am writing a custom dissertation for getting it in more better way.
ADRIANAEABDON
over 1 year ago
2 comments
I'm looking for hands on training in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Washington, DC. (zip 20006). Any ideas?
VasilijVorobjov
over 1 year ago
2 comments
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UstinovMaksim27
over 1 year ago
4 comments
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dsweet
over 2 years ago
2 comments
Not true, you can not find a dental hygiene job. It's time to change this #1 choice, this market is saturated!!!!
robintao
almost 4 years ago
2 comments
Woops... better revise that projected employment market! In the last couple years the market's been flooded with cheap, young new grads which the employers -- suffering as they are with ever-increasing Medicare reimbursement cuts, some proposed to be 40% and more for the technical component -- are preferring. The only area in Imaging with a certain open market is Ultrasound (which is also cheaper than other modalities for strapped hospital systems, therefore more in demand). Student beware!!
Job2Aware
almost 4 years ago
2 comments
The Radiology Technologist job market in TX is very hard to get into. With the recession and the flooded radiology market, there are little jobs. They all require your ARRT license and an associates degree unless you work in a small town or doctors office. However, this is not the time to get in a Radiology Technologist program if you plan to stay in TX. Ultrasound is very available so that would be the better choice, yes a two year degree is required for ultrasound. Good Luck!
BonnnieB
almost 4 years ago
2 comments
I have just completed my exam as a Medical Transcriptionist. Do you know of any Physicians (in the specialty of Cardiovascular, Cariopulmonary, Respiratory or Endocrine systems) that could use a Medical Transcriptionist? I already have a Secrtarial Degree and have over 30 years of office adminidatration work experience. Thanks for your help. Bonnie
kathi
almost 4 years ago
2 comments
Please be aware that the Occupational Therapy Assistants are NOT THERAPIST ASSISTANTS. The correct title is Occupational THERAPY Assistant (OTA). OTAs assist in the process of occupational therapy NOT the therapist. For further information, please go to AOTA.org or NBCOT,.org.
dschmitz
almost 4 years ago
2 comments
Here is a link for those of you looking for sonography and other programs. http://www.arrt.org/nd/listOfSchools.ndm/listSchools
Also, regardless of what most websites say, the job market for an RT is very low right now. I hear this from all parts of the country as well. However, this has been a cyclic process for the 20+ years I have been in the profession.
Regarding this article...the statement that an associates degree is REQUIRED for this profession is not YET a true statement. Certainly, it appears it is headed this way in the next couple of years and the writing has been on the wall for nearly 15 years, but as of today, the degree is not truly required.
karlreckberg
over 4 years ago
4 comments
Hi,
concerning Radiologic Technology (i.e. Radiographer {NO not radiologist}, Nuclear medicine Technologist and the other allied health care disciplines which are generally cross trained into from RT (R) or RT(N) {also CNMT is a board certification} such as CT MR Special Proceedures etc)), Times now are on a hiring downcycle, I was a practicing NMT w/ a BA and holding RT(N) and CNMT board certifications and a State of Florida HRS license and the obligatory (and highly useful....in hospital X4 first responder at scene X2) CPR cert (well...still am ARRT RT(N) and HRS licensed soon to renew CNMT), all that is is cyclical, hard to latch a job where you want now but wait till 2010 or 2011 and the attrition of higher level RT and NMT staff will open jobs all over, seen this cycle 3 times now.....I have worked as a staff NMT in Florida ~12yrs, @ small Hospitals, Level II Trauma center in Daytona, outpatient cardiac clinic, out patient full nuke dept w/ state of the art PET scanner and it so happens I was adjunct inst ~2yrs and Clinical coordinator (different time frames same Community college), I have and am willing to share one if not more of the Power Point presentations created in my NON paid work time so that those interested in Nuclear medicine will understand just what it is and how the job is done, That would probably need Monsters' Approval, if someone is so interested contact Monster or Post desire to view one of these and I will try to contact monster.com. My PP are entertaining, educational and geared to edify those with some knowledge of health care and radiation to a PP made for graduating HS students looking at schooling opportunities. I will not respond to individuals, Monster.com must contact me...keckberg@gmail.com.....
P.S. if the prospective Allied Health Care worker/Student is considering ANY Health care field noted by monster primarily due to its income or future enjoyability...GO SOMEWHERE ELSE...The cash and benefits are the result of Impeccable and hard work Helping others w/o bias or desire other than having a job where others are helped....Patient Care yields the benefits noted....hard work and long hours are commensurate with pay....nothin free
RRT
over 4 years ago
2 comments
Yea, sure, ahu; what they don't tell you, however, is that the average, respiratory care program starts around 40 students, to which they purposely tend to delete down to around 12 to 16 by the end of the program. Why you ask? Because they don't want to saturate the market. If you're thinking about a career in this field, you'd better have a thick skin; it doesn't get any better, once you're practicing with those who've been conditioned in this respect.
KatherineMurray513_
over 4 years ago
2 comments
Can any one help me with finding a junior college or vocational technical program for diagnostic medical sonography?