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Your Mother Was Right. You Should Have Been a Doctor.

New statistics from the Connecticut Department of Labor shows the medical professions will boom in this state in coming years.

By Eileen McNamara

Connecticut's aging population and an expansion in long-term care options are combining forces in this state to bring about a sharp increase in health care jobs here in coming years. 

From home health aides to emergency room doctors, jobs in the medical professions are going to be in even greater demand in Connecticut. 

“Right now, anybody who does home health care or nursing is hot,” Peter Gioia, an economist at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, told the Connecticut Mirror website. 

According to a report on the Mirror, here are some of the top jobs that will be in high demand in Connecticut in coming years: 

Pharmacist

  • Salary: $79,000 - $120,000
  • Education: 6-year degree beyond high school.
Health information systems analyst
  • Salary: $58,000-$102,000
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree
Medical Assistant
  • Salary: $34,400
  • Education: Certification program or associate’s degree
Personal care aide
  • Salary: $10/hour
  • Education: No requirements.
Home health aide
  • Salary: $28,799
  • Education: High School
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
  • Salary range: $70,000-$135,000
  • Education: Master’s degree
Health information systems analyst
  • Salary: $58,000-$102,000
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree
Medical coder
  • Salary: $36,000-$63,000
  • Education: Certification program or associate’s degree.
Medical Assistant
  • Salary: $34,400
  • Education: Certification program or associate’s degree
Psychiatrist
  • Salary: $189,364
  • Education: Medical School and Internship/residency
Substance Abuse and behavioral disorder counselor
  • Salary: $44,867
  • Education: High School
Occupational Therapists
  • Salary: $81,011
  • Education: Master’s degree
Speech Therapists
  • Salary: $80,849
  • Education: Master’s degree
Primary care physician
  • Salary: $160,00-$170,000
  • Education: Medical school and three years of training/residency.
Hospitalist
  • Salary: $190,000-$238,000
  • Education: Medical school and three years of training
Emergency Room Physician
  • Salary: $260,000
  • Education: Medical school and at least three years' residency.


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