5 Unusual Jobs You Can Get With A Nursing Degree
By the year 2014 just eight years away there will be 3.6 million new jobs available in the medical profession, and the bulk of those jobs about 60% of them will be open to those with nursing degrees of one kind or another. The demand for registered nurses is highest the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the number of jobs available for registered nurses will rise by 27% by 2014 but there will also be increased opportunities for certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants and those in medical technical fields like phlebotomy and pulmonology.
And if you thought that the only jobs available for nurses were in hospitals and medical facilities, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has more news for you. Less than 60% of registered nurses work in a hospital. A nursing degree opens doors of opportunity into so many fields that its easily one of the most versatile and useful degrees that you can acquire. Not only that a nursing degree appeals to a wide range of people. According to the BLS, about 20% of those entering the nursing workforce are older workers...