1. Career Cluster
Health and Science

2. Definition
Jobs in the health science career cluster involve planning, managing, and providing diagnostic, therapeutic, supportive, and information and research services in health care.

3. What types of jobs do you think are in this cluster?

4. Types of Jobs Audiologist Optometrist Chiropractor Pharmacist
Sonographer
Medical records administrator
Biostatistician
Industrial hygienist
EMT/paramedic
Health educator

5. Considering a Career in Health Science?
Do you enjoy helping people feel better?
Are you interested in medicine or dentistry?
Do you enjoy school, especially science classes?
Would you enjoy teaching people how to live a healthy lifestyle?
Do you pay attention to small details?
Do you have an excellent memory?
Would you like working in a hospital or other medical facility?

6. Career Pathways The health science career cluster has five pathways:
Supportive services
Information and communication services
Diagnostic services
Therapeutic services
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical services

7. Supportive Services
Workers in this pathway are responsible for administration, building and equipment maintenance, and environmental quality monitoring—all services that are vital to the provision of health care.
Jobs include:
Biomedical equipment technician
Supply technician
Industrial hygienist
Maintenance worker
Housekeeper
Environmental health specialist

8. Information and Communication Services
Workers in this pathway are responsible for managing and organizing health information, and for making that information available to the appropriate people.
Jobs include:
Admitting clerk
Medical records administrator
Hospital administrator
Medical transcriptionist
Medical coder
Medical biller
Health educator

9. Diagnostic Services
Jobs in this pathway focus on the diagnosis of illness and disease.
Jobs include:
Radiographer
Cytotechnologist
Histotechnologist
Sonographer
Blood bank technologist
Medical technician
Phlebotomist
Dosimetrist

10. Therapeutic Services
Workers in this pathway provide treatment and therapy for diseases and disorders.
Jobs include:
EMT/paramedic
Physician
Physician assistant
Nurse
Dentist
Pharmacist
Physical therapist
Chiropractor
Optometrist
Audiologist
Respiratory therapist
Speech pathologist

11. Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Services
Jobs in this pathway focus on research and development of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.
Jobs include:
Pharmaceutical technician
Cytobiologist
Biostatistician
Microbiologist
Research lab technician

12. Education Requirements
Education requirements vary with each job.