Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Career Opportunities in Health Care
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health care was the largest industry in the U.S. in 2004 and is projected to keep growing with 8 of the 20 fastest growing occupations. The health care industry is expected to add 19 percent (3.6 million) more jobs representing 20 percent of the US gross domestic product by the year 2015. The bulk of employment (62.6 percent) is in hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities with the remainder evenly distributed between professional offices, home health care services, outpatient and ambulatory care centers and services, and diagnostic laboratories. While 75 percent of health care workers are in professional and service occupations, 22 percent work in office and administrative support, management, business, and financial operations occupations. The need for administrative occupations is projected to grow at the same rate projected for the industry (Bureau of Labor Statistics – Health Care).
Health care administrators are the backbone of the medical professions. They ensure that health professionals have the tools, supplies, and working environment necessary to properly care for their patients, community members, and other populations. Most health care organizations require applicants to have at minimum a bachelor’s degree. Individuals in the professional and service occupations seeking to do a career shift into supervisory and management positions will also need at minimum a bachelor’s degree to meet managerial job requirements.
BSPH Contact Information
Contact: Brad Jamison, PhD, MPH
Email: bsph@llu.edu
Direct Phone: (909) 558-7662
Toll-free: (877) 558-1600
Extension: 87662
