Health Careers: Why Choose Health Care?People enter health-related fields because they like to help others and the work can be exciting. Other important factors include job availability -- the number of jobs available is greater than the number of trained professionals -- and job security. Many healthcare professionals earn more money and have better benefits packages than equally well-trained people working in other fields. More healthcare professionals are needed because of: ~An aging population~New forms of information technology ~The need for multi-skilled healthcare workers ~The move toward preventive and primary care ~The increase in outpatient surgery ~More preventive care in the workplace ~Decreasing number of healthcare professionals due to retirement ~Shortage of health care workers in rural and inner city areas |