This ongoing series serves as a stepping stone in understanding specific careers and provides a wealth of information on the education and training needed within each profession along with a look towards the future of the field with an informative employment outlook.

Rewarding careers exist for animal lovers in grooming and training pets, walking dogs, working in animal shelters, zoos, or aquariums. Other opportunities exist in veterinary care. Learn about more than sixty occupations, and the skills, education, and training relevant to each post.

Profiles of jobs in the nursing, dental, medical, and nutrition fields, among others, are included. Also highlighted are the variety of opportunities available to students of varying education levels, as well as the health care fields fastest growing and most in-demand professions.

With more than ten million workers and over two hundred different careers, the health care industry is one of the largest and fastest growing employers in the United States. Comments from people in the industry, current statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at health care jobs ranging from physician assistants to massage therapists to dental hygienists. Discusses the education and training needed in a variety of...