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3 Health Care Careers Require Minimal Education Posted: 21 Jun 2012 12:41 PM PDT 3 Health Care Careers Require Minimal Education Health care careers are highly recommended to job seekers due to the industry’s high growth and low unemployment rate. Unfortunately for many job seekers, a large percentage of these in-demand jobs require an expensive and time-consuming investment in education. Health care careers do exist, however, that don’t require much education to get in the door and begin making money to pay the bills on time. Nursing Assistant One health care career that requires minimal education is assistant nursing, sometimes called Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA). This entry-level nursing position requires little education – sometimes as short as three weeks plus a certification exam – and pays over minimum wage in most areas. Nursing assistant work requires lifting, bending, turning, and extensive walking. Most certified nursing assistants find positions in nursing homes or in home health care. The average nursing assistant salary in the US is $29,000 a year. Medical Transcription Another health care career that doesn’t require a lot of education is medical transcription. Medical transcriptionists transcribe audio recordings made by medical staff. The job requires attention to detail and excellent typing skills, as well as a general knowledge of medical terminology. This job requires a lot of sitting, typing, and repetitive hand movement, but also allows an employee to work from home. Interaction with others is minimal in this profession,. Certification and at most an associates degree will be required to obtain a job as a medical transcriptionist. The average medical transcription salary in the US is around $40,000 a year. Medical Billing and Coding The final health care career that requires minimal education but pays well is medical coding. Medical Billing and Coding is a perfect health care career for those who want to work from home. In order to become a Certified Professional Encoder, prospective coders must attend an accredited program and pass a certification exam. Schooling for medical billing and coding can be obtained from many community colleges. This job requires a knowledge of insurance billing and payment, since coders are required to review, process, and submit insurance claims. The average salary for medical coders in the US is $44,000 a year. There are many health care jobs available for those who do not want to invest years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in college costs. Health care jobs for those who need work now are available, especially as a nursing assistant, medical transcriptionist, or medical encoder.

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