After enduring a shaky economic overhaul, our country is beginning to bounce back with new progress in new directions. As new hiring efforts are being taken across several industries, employment in human resources is expected to increase over the next 5 years. This is great news for HR professionals who have been out of work, looking for something new, or are just entering the profession.
Healthcare reform has been all over the news lately, and although no one is certain what form it will end up taking, there is one thing the country can be sure of: more healthcare = more jobs. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid growth in the elderly population. This is great news for recent graduates of medical, dental, or medical assistant schools, as well as non-industry specific employees. People will be needed for roles in maintenance, administrative, and facility management positions as well.
HR professionals will be required to handle this new influx of employment. Many smaller medical offices may not require an HR professional for their location, but the opportunities are still there especially in larger urgent care facilities and hospitals. Although hospitals constitute only 1 percent of all healthcare establishments, they employ 35 percent of all workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
With the changing role of healthcare in our country, the complexities of employee labor rules and government compliance is bound to change as well. HR prospects would do well to do their research before applying for new positions in the healthcare industry as knowledge around these complex changes would definitely set a person apart.
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Nor Franco is the Managing Director and Virtual CEO of nextManager.net. He's a former corporate executive whose passion is bringing out the full potential of HR in Businesses. This time that passion is pursued through Virtual Management. He writes and blogs about his management views and insights here. Follow him on Twitter.
