Health and Wellness - Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

The largest industry in the United States, health services includes some 12.9 million jobs. A degree in Health and Wellness facilitates your entry into this industry, where you can pursue professional opportunities in such areas as environmental or community health, college or workplace health promotion and wellness programs, or community health education. Community health educators in particular are in high demand due to a growing emphasis on preventative health care through health education and promotion. Wage and salary estimates for the field are projected to increase up to 35 percent by 2010.

The Health and Wellness Program provides you with a solid foundation for careers in traditional health settings such as hospitals, private medical offices, or public health agencies, as well as in newly emerging preventive health services in corporate wellness centers, college health services, insurance agencies, or pharmaceutical companies.

Sample Job Titles of Health and Wellness Graduates