People without a high school diploma will earn 200,000 less during their lifetimes than graduates, and at least 800,000 less than college graduates, according to statistics published by the Educational Resource Information Center.
Today, people who never finished high school have a variety of options to help them earn their diplomas and turn their lives around.
Careertel, for instance, represents the Liberty High School Diploma Program, which is giving adults without a high school diploma the opportunity to become high school graduates through home-based distance learning.
“We at Careertel can help you get your high school diploma and achieve your goals toward a career,” said Jerome Polvay, president of Careertel. “If you set your goals, before you know it, the impossible will be possible.”
The program, approved by the Vermont State Board of Education, is designed to be a convenient way for busy adults to get their diplomas without taking valuable time away from work and other obligations. Exams are submitted by mail, faculty advisers offer help by phone and course material is provided with each class.
Studies show that a student with a standard high school diploma, as opposed to an equivalency certificate, has a higher chance of securing employment and surviving the rigors of higher education.
Liberty’s curriculum, including such courses as government, science, math and U.S. history, is carefully selected to enable students to get the full high school experience and successfully complete the prerequisites to move on to higher education, vocational training or a job that pays a living wage.
The medical field has always offered wonderful career opportunities and seems to provide not only job security but favorable incomes in many facets of the medical environment. The demand is a constant and unless people quit getting sick, it appears there wont be any problems in the future finding a need for the medical professional.
Careers in the medical field vary but you can certainly find many different opportunities. You can go into mental health or family practice as a tech, doctor or nurse. You can set your own hours with a career which offers flex-time, part-time and full time opportunities. You can be your own boss in many areas of the medical field especially if you are a physician or psychologist in private practice. The career possibilities are endless.
In the mental health field, registered nurses are in high demand. Psychologists and Psychiatrists can find a job with ease. Social workers are in demand in mental hospitals and drug treatment centers. Psych techs are in high demand now within mental health facilities and many psych techs are paid up to sixteen pounds an hour in larger cities and thats for someone who has a high school diploma and a willingness to learn through on the job training!
In pediatrics, the medical field is wide open. Careers for child psychologists and nurses are available and of course, physicians who are ready to go to work in private practice or as an important part of a family group practice will be pleasantly surprised with their working environments in most cases.
Careers for nurse practitioners and physician assistants are in high demand. Many physician assistants and nurse practitioners are making as much as a family physician if they are in the right field. Surgery Physician Assistants make over 100,000 in some areas and most of them have a three or four day work week which can give a career opportunity a lot of appeal.
Dermatology offers registered nurses, PAs and medical techs many possibilities and often the dermatology offices are closed either on Monday or Friday which again, offers appeal. Dermatologists draw good salaries and career minded physicians can work alone in private practice or in a group.
There are so many careers to consider in the medical field. If you arent sure of the many possibilities, then take a look at our comprehensive list below. The following opportunities are available and make great career choices with most of them in high demand!
Physicians ranging from Pediatricians to Psychiatrists
Nursing opportunities ranging from registered nurses to LPN and CNA possibilities
Medical techs such as psych techs, radiology techs and medical techs
Medical transcribing
Medical records and billing opportunities for clerical work and auditing
Counseling and crisis work for psychologists and psychiatrists
Clerical work in many capacities
There are many other medical field opportunities and there are many opportunities for food service employees too. Medical personnel in the hospitals count on the food service within the deli or cafeteria twenty-four hours a day. People who want stability in their careers in the food service industry often choose food service careers within the medical industry. They need the job security and find the salaries are often far better than those realized in the restaurants in the surrounding areas.
When you begin your search for a career, look online at the Occupational Handbook placed online by the US Labor board and see if you can find a career thats not only in high demand but one which will satisfy your long term goals for salary and educational requirements. Be familiar with your career opportunities before you lock yourself into a permanent career choice.