Careers in the medical field?

Question

I'm interested in a career in the medical field, but I dont want to be a doctor or anything that deals with surgury(its not the blood i'm worried about..just being the one that could save a persons live or kill them in an instant)

So what are some careers in the medical field that pay well..and you don't have to be around with patients all the time..

I was thinking of something with lab work..but don't know what careers there are..anything is helpful, thank you.

Answer 1

You don't have to actually practice medicine if you become a doctor. I suggest you take the pre-med curriculum in college, and go on to graduate school - either medical school, or something in molecular biology or biochemistry of some kind. If you want to work in a lab and not get your gloves bloody, that might be the way to go. Good luck in your studies!

Answer 2

You could work in a lab and be a Medical Laboratory Technologist which takes a B.S or B.A in science (among other things) or you could do what I'm doing and be a Medical Laboratory Technician which is an Associate Degree program. The technician works along side the technologist and does lab testing. Pay depends on where you live.

Answer 3

I'm going to school to be an RN (registered nurse) and they make good money and don't really deal with the patients too much. There is also LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse), which is just under an RN, Nurse aide (which is under LPN, but deal with patients alot), Xray tech, ultrasound tech, medical secretary (not sure of the apropriate term (but they dont do much with patients at all). And pharmacy. You could be an EMT ( abulance people) if u like exciting fast paced stuff!There is many to choose from.

Answer 4

There's always research or Radiologist (an MD). Anything else (Social Worker, Nurse, Physician, Phlebotomist, Patient Care Tech/Certified Nurse Aid, Radiology Technician) requires patient contact. Lab Tech doesn't pay that well but there's no patient contact.

Answer 5

How about being a nurse?? they get paid well, its a well respected job and it really is a good job in my opinion.. u don't have to actually save people r deal with that u just have to take care of them and some other things like blood tests and stuff.. If u're a head nurse r something u'll do some lab work in examining the tests u perform so u could consider nursing unless u're really against it..

Answer 6

Go for Histology. It is lab work, processing specimens that have been surgically removed.

Say, a doctor removed a growth from your neck. It would be put in a preservative and taken to the Gross (sorry that is it's name) room. It is actually from the German, meaning large. The large specimen is cut into small representaive peices and given to Histology, who process them, remove all the water, and infuse them with parafin. Then they cut the tissue and make the microcopic slides for the Pathologist to read, and identify what is going on with the cells. It is a cool lab job. Once you get certified, there is a perpetual shortage, and you can go just about any place in the world to work.

Answer 7

Lab tech, x-ray tech, pharmacy tech, physical therapy, do a search on medical careers

Answer 8

Try pharmacy. It's a great field to work in, and if you work retail (anywhere but the hospital), the pay is extremely good.

Here's a great site that I highly recommend you check out:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm

Good luck!

Answer 9

you could check into something in the nursing field. some nurses earn over 25.00 an hour, some even more if you specialize in a certain field of nursing.

Answer 10

Look up any hospital website. There will be a place where you can click for employment and education. See what is offered and go for it.