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Career Information

HEALTH SERVICES CAREER CLUSTER

Is This You?
 Can you respond quickly and clearly in emergencies?
 Can you work with details?
 Do you have fine motor skills?
 Do you have stamina to work long hours?
 Can you perform multiple tasks at one time?
 Are you organized with a good memory?
 Do you have strong biology, chemistry, and mathematics skills?
 Do you work well with people?
 Are you able to work physically close to people?
 Are you interested in nutrition, anatomy, and physiology?
 Do you have strong memorization and problem solving skills?

If you answered YES to most of these questions, then you may be interested in the Health Services
Systems Career Cluster described below.

The Health Services career cluster includes programs of study related to the promotion of health
as well as the treatment of injuries, condition, and disease. It includes many jobs in a variety of
work settings from hospitals, private physician’s offices, outpatient facilities, gyms and sports
facilities, and patients’ homes.

Workers in this group include those working in medicine, dentistry, nursing, therapy and
rehabilitation, nutrition, fitness, and hygiene. People in this cluster may perform or assist with
surgery, take and read X-rays, help rehabilitate a patient’s physical injury or condition, counsel
those suffering from physical or mental disease, conduct assessments for weight loss and nutrition,
assist the elderly with daily tasks, respond to emergencies, and treat victims.

Compassion and empathy are important personal traits, as well as the ability to balance many tasks
and responsibilities. Knowledge in biology, anatomy, chemistry, communication, and psychology
are foundations for success in this career cluster area.

In the Course Catalog, applicable courses are listed with a Career Code of “H.”

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