Healthcare

Health care is expected to experience growth led by tremendous demand for home health aides and medical records and information technicians. The great need is partially explained by the aging of the baby boomer generation. Lots of jobs, like nursing, are already searching for workers, and look forward to a new group of trained professionals moving through the ranks.
Jobs within the health care industry are separated into three career paths:

• Patient Care, which includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, physical therapists, mental health and substance abuse social workers, and pharmacists
• Science and Technology Application, which includes radiology technicians and nuclear medicine technologists
• Administration, which includes medical coders

Health care workers must have:

• strong interpersonal and communication skills
• computer literacy skills
• the ability to work as a team.

Life Sciences

Workers in New Jersey’s life sciences industry are making a difference throughout the world. They develop and market medical devices, vaccines, and medical treatments that are not only fighting illnesses and diseases but also saving lives.
Jobs in the life sciences typically fall into three areas:

• Research and Clinical Development
• Technical Operations and Manufacturing
• Corporate Administration, Sales, and Marketing

The industry is currently finding it difficult to recruit qualified scientists as well as experiencing problems filling positions in product management and regulatory affairs. Life sciences employers are seeking workers with:

• strong backgrounds in science, such as biology, chemistry, and biochemistry
• knowledge of physics, because of an increased emphasis on nanotechnology
• knowledge in statistics and computer science, with the emergence of fields such as biostatistics and bioinformatics

Employers also require workers to have:

• stellar project and financial management skills
• excellent presentation and writing  skills
• strong teamwork and leadership skills, especially as workers are often required to collaborate with colleagues and clients across the globe