How to Build a Healthcare Career Helping Women

From medical assisting to healthcare administration, specialized job opportunities in women's health are available across the country. The nationwide surge in healthcare careers is expected to greatly influence job opportunities at women's health centers and clinics, where trained professionals work on a range of women's issues.

Women's Healthcare Programs Change Lives

Healthcare workers feel called to the women's health profession for a variety of reasons. For instance, watching a female family member or friend struggle with a disease or fertility treatment might inspire committed, serious workers to help change the lives of women in their community.
Many healthcare professionals choose to specialize in women's health, which extends to a variety of medical specializations like:

• OB/GYN clinics
• Women's counseling centers
• Specialized cancer centers

Medical and Healthcare Schools Offer Career Training

A variety of healthcare careers can be applied to the women's health industry. Some medical careers, particularly assistant and technician jobs, require a minimal time commitment in school. Here's a range of healthcare careers that can be found in women's health centers across the country:

• OB/GYN office manager: $63,800
• Physician assistant: $69,400
• Community social assistance counselor: $20,800
• Social and human services assistants: $24,300

Another benefit of careers in the women's health industry is their versatility. Social and human services assistants with case management training might work in the local government, individual family services clinics, or in vocational rehabilitation. Office managers who cannot find employment in the OB/GYN field may find temporary opportunities in long term care facilities, physical therapy offices, or pharmacies.
Sources:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Medical/health services managers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Social and human services
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Physician assistants
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Social assistance

Clare Kaufman works as a writer and editor for an online media company. She has completed a graduate degree in English.