1. B Y A L L I E R A I N E Y
MY CAREER CLUSTERS

2. HEALTH SCIENCES
•Nurse Practitioner
•Anesthesiologist Assistant

3. NURSE PRACTITIONER
A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse
(RN) who has additional education and
training in a specialty area, such as family
practice or pediatrics. NPs perform
comprehensive and focused physical
examination in addition to ordering/
interpreting diagnostic test and prescribing
medications and therapeutic treatments.

4. NURSE PRACTITIONER
Tasks Skills
Science
Using scientific rules
and methods to solve
problems
Active
Listening
Giving full attention to
what other people are
saying, taking time to
understand the points
being made, as well
as asking questions at
appropriate times
Reading and
Comprehension
Understanding written
sentences and
paragraphs in work
related documents.
Service
Actively looking for
ways to help people.
· Order, perform, or interpret the results of
diagnostic tests such as complete blood
counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms
(EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
Analyze and interpret patients'
histories.
Prescribe medication based on
patients' characteristics such as age
and gender.
Diagnose or treat acute health care
problems such as illnesses, infections,
and injuries.
Provide information needed to promote
health, and prevent disease or disability.

5. MAJORS SCHOOLS
• Adult Health Nurse
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Critical Care Nursing
• Emergency Room/Trauma Critical
Care Nursing
• Family Practice Nurse
• Geriatric Nurse (elderly)
• Maternal/Child Health and
Neonatal Nurse
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Palliative Care Nursing (pain
treatments)
• Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health
Nurse/Nursing
• University of
Pennsylvania
• Liberty University
• Albany State University
• Boston College
• North Carolina Central
University
• University of Florida
Plattsburgh
• Adelphi University
• Molloy College

6. SALARY- RELATED CAREERS
• In NY the average annual wage for this occupation was
$97,730. The NP position is expected to grow within the next
10 years.
• Respiratory Therapist/Respiratory Care Practitioner,
Radiologic Tech (X-ray), Cardiovascular Technologist
("echocardiograms"- heart ultrasounds), and
Occupational/Physical Therapy careers.
My Reaction It seems as the years go on, the need for
more people in the medical field increases. This
advanced education for this job offers countless job
opportunities in high-quality healthcare services with a
wide variety of areas to specialize. It is very important for
me to go into a field where there will be a need jobs no
matter where you are (since everyone gets sick)

7. ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT
These professionals provide very important
assistance to the anesthesiologist in accompanying
the patient before, during and after anesthesia to
ensure quality and continuity of care before and
after surgery. The work of an anesthesiologist
assistant (AA) directly contributes to the success of
surgical operations by ensuring the comfort and
wellbeing of the patient.

8. ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANT
TASKS SKILLS
• Performing physical exams to
identify any issues that may affect
the anesthesia care plan
• Administering necessary diagnostic
and laboratory tests (such as taking
blood)
• Preparing the patient to be
monitored,
• Pre-testing and calibrating of
anesthesia delivery systems and
monitors
• Inducing, sustaining and adjusting
anesthesia levels
• Assisting with life support where
required, including airway
management
Speaking Talking to others to convey
information effectively.
Active
Listening
Giving full attention to
what other people are
saying, taking time to
understand the points
being made, as well as
asking questions at
appropriate times.
*Monitoring monitoring and assessing
performance of other
individuals before ,during
and after treatment.
Service
Orientation
Actively looking for ways
to ensure comfort and
wellbeing of patient

9. MAJORS SCHOOLS
• Anesthetist Nurse would
be the major
• Related Majors include
• Adult Health Nursing,
• Clinical Nurse Specialist,
• Critical Care Nursing,
• Emergency Room Nursing
• Family Practice Nursing
• Albany Medical
College
• Mount Sinai School of
Medicine
• SUNY at Stony Brook
• University of Buffalo
• Boston University
• Duke University
• University of North
Carolina
University of South
Florida

10. SALARY- RELATED CAREERS
• The average salary for Anesthesiologist in New York, New
York is $137,618 (starting salary of $113,332). Expect to make
a salary of around $161,904 after some time.
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant, Emergency Care
Attendant, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Pharmacy
Technician Assistant Physical Therapy Technician,
Radiologist Assistant
My Reaction- No matter where you go, there will always be
people in need for skilled personnel to deliver anesthesia and
monitor them while a doctor performs a surgery. It is also nice to
have options where you work, for many anesthesiologist have the
choice to work in hospitals, dentist offices and can specialize in
almost any medical environment they wish.

11. HUMAN SERVICES
•Clinical Psychologists
•Epidemiologist

12. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGIST
A clinical psychologist is a person who has
undergone extensive education and on-the-job
training to enable them to help in the diagnosis and
treatment of the mental illnesses and disorders that
are prevalent throughout society observation,
interview, and psychological tests, and formulate
and administer programs of treatment

13. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGIST
TASKS SKILLS
• Interact with clients to assist them in
personal, social, educational
development and adjustment.
• Identify psychological, emotional,
or behavioral issues from interviews,
tests, and records
• Discuss the treatment of plans with
clients.
• Write reports on clients and
maintain required paperwork.
• Consult with or provide consultation
to other doctors, therapists, or
clinicians regarding patient care.
• Obtain and study medical, social,
and family histories
Social
Perceptiveness
Being aware of others'
reactions and
understanding why they
react as they do.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to
what other people are
saying, taking time to
understand the points
being made, as well as
asking questions at
appropriate times
Complex
Problem Solving
Identifying complex
problems and reviewing
related information to
develop and evaluate
options and implement
solutions.
Service
Considering the relative
costs and benefits of
potential actions to
choose the most
appropriate one.

14. MAJORS SCHOOLS
• Boston University
• Michigan State
University
• Adelphi University
• University of Colorado
• University of Arizona
• University of California
• Georgetown University
• Michigan State
University
• Exercise physiology
• Cognitive Psychology and
Psycholinguistics
• Comparative Psychology
• Developmental and Child
Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Personality Psychology
• Physiological
Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychometrics and Quantitative
Psychology
• Psychopharmacology
• Social Psychology

15. SALARY- RELATED CAREERS
• Average Clinical Psychologist salary in New York is 93,000
(34% higher than average)
• Academic Counselor, Advanced Psychiatric Nurse, Child Care
Worker, Child Psychologist, Correctional Treatment Specialist,
Criminal Investigator
• My Reaction- To major in physiology would definably be
a great option because I am very interested in how
people act the way they do. There are so many things
that the brain hides in such a small portion of the body
and to decode that would be very fascinating to me.

16. EPIDEMIOLOGIST
An Epidemiologist investigates as well as
determinants the distribution of disease, disability,
and other health outcomes of people in order to
develop means for prevention and control. For
example, when food poisoning or an influenza
outbreak attacks a community, the epidemiologists
are asked to investigate the cause of disease and
control its spread.

17. EPIDEMIOLOGIST
Critical
Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to
identify the strengths and
weaknesses of alternative
solutions, conclusions or
approaches to problems.
Active
Listening
Giving full attention to what
other people are saying,
taking time to understand
the points being made, as
well as asking questions at
appropriate times
Social
perception
Being aware of others'
reactions and understanding
why they react as they do.
Service
Actively looking for ways to
help people. Monitoring
performance of yourself,
other individuals to make
improvements or take
corrective action.
• Monitoring and reporting incidents
of infectious diseases to local and
state health agencies.
• Plan and direct studies to
investigate human or animal
disease, preventive methods and
treatments for disease.
• Designing and evaluating protocols
and health status questionnaires.
• Investigate diseases or parasites to
determine cause and risk factors,
progress, life cycle, or mode of
transmission.

18. MAJORS SCHOOLS
Human services
• Health Policy analysis
• Public Policy analysis
• Education Policy
analysis
• International Policy
analysis
• Social Sciences
• North Eastern
University
• Arizona state
University
• University of
Pittsburgh
• University of Rhode
Island
• University of
Southern California
• University of Virginia

19. SALARY-RELATED CAREERS
• In NY the average annual wage for this occupation was
$ 49,150 for entry level workers, and at least $ 76,340for
experienced workers.
• Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Medical
Scientists, Health Educators and Community Health
Workers, Medical Scientists, Microbiologists
• MY REACTION-I find it very interesting to study how
disease spreads across a population or reign, but it
seems that this study requires more laboratory work than
I wish to be involved in. I would prefer to work more with
people than in the lab. I do like the medical aspect of
the job