The healthcare sector has emerged as a lifeline for career changers and struggling job seekers. With millions of Americans facing a tough labor market, the healthcare industry is experiencing a hiring spree due to the country’s aging population and the necessity of healthcare services.

Training Programs and Job Openings

Cynthia Webster, a 50-year-old stay-at-home mother, recently completed a six-week training course to become a certified nursing assistant. She found work immediately after completing the course and has already been approached about becoming a licensed practical nurse. Similarly, The Place for Children with Autism in the Chicago metropolitan area has started a revamped training program for registered behavior technicians, which has received over 10,000 applications so far.

Healthcare recruiters have noticed an increase in people pivoting into the industry to take jobs with lower barriers to entry, such as nursing assistants and home health aides. Non-healthcare jobs in the industry, like IT technicians and marketing specialists, are also growing steadily. UCHealth, a health system based in Colorado, currently has dozens of job openings that have nothing to do with healthcare, ranging from accounts payable analyst to HVAC mechanic.

Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.