| In this second installment of the article series - Hot | | | | aides is projected to grow by 56% between 2006 and |
| Jobs for a Career Change, we cover the fastest | | | | 2014. Median hourly earnings were over $10 in 2004. |
| growing jobs in America? Here they are separated | | | | Medical Assistant |
| according to your level of education: | | | | Medical assistants perform administrative duties in |
| High School Diploma or GED | | | | physicians' offices. They may also perform some |
| Home Health Aide | | | | clinical duties as allowed by individual state laws. |
| Home health aides provide services to the elderly, | | | | Employment in this field is expected to grow by 52% |
| people with disabilities, and those who are ill, that allow | | | | between 2004 and 2014. Medical assistants' median |
| them to live at home. Employment of home health | | | | hourly wages were just over $12 in 2006. |