What careers in the medical field will continue to grow betweeen now and the next 30 years or so?

Question

I want a degree in the medical field but I'm uncertain what the best career for me will be. I just need some feedback and maybe a little guidance

Answer 1

Jamie:

The US Department of Labor publishes an amazing annual report called the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Check the link below, and you'll find the entire report available online (for free, of course).

The government gathers information on thousands of occupations and puts together a summary of things like:

What kind of education do you need to get a job in this field?

What are the working conditions like?

Who are the major employers?

What is the outlook for future growth in this field?

What are the median salaries that people in this profession earn?

What are the accrediting bodies in this field?

If you look through the alphabetical directory, you'll find dozens of medical professions, with a good-sized summary of all of the information (and more) that I mentioned above. I think you'll find the Occupational Outlook Handbook very useful.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Surgery will be big. I was watching the show 2057 on the science channel which showed future breakthroughs in the medical field. The next big thing in our world will be robotic surgery. They said that in the future a surgeon will have a visual, sort of like on a computer and the surgeon will be able to move the hands of the robot according to what the surgeon tells the hands to do on the computer or visual. Additionally, they believe that in the future they will be able to give people body parts by printing them. Anyways, surgery will become big because they have already started performing robotic surgery.