CHAPTER 4: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ON HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS

CHAPTER 4: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ON HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONALS

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook (2020), employment in the healthcare field is expected to grow by 15% overall from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all other occupations. According to AMN, the BLS Job Openings and Turnover Surv...

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Veröffentlicht in:Career Planning and Adult Development Journal 2021-07, Vol.37 (2), p.54-66
1. Verfasser: Nakaska, Ann
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging
Automation
Baby boomers
Career Development
Career Planning
Careers
Computer Simulation
COVID-19
Dislocated Workers
Elder care
Employment
Geriatrics
Health care
Human Services
Industry 4.0
Job openings
Labor
Medical personnel
Nurses
Occupations
Oncology
Opportunities
Pandemics
Podiatry
Population
Professionals
Recessions
Resistance (Psychology)
Retraining
Robotics
Secondary Education
Service industries
Succession planning
Unskilled Workers
Workers
Workforce planning
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Zusammenfassung:According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook (2020), employment in the healthcare field is expected to grow by 15% overall from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all other occupations. According to AMN, the BLS Job Openings and Turnover Survey (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d.) states the number of job openings in the healthcare industry continues to grow every month while the number of job hires has remained fairly static. According to a 2017 AMN survey of registered nurses (2017), the wave of baby boomer nurses retiring has already started. Both the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020) and the AMN newsletter (2018), a leading healthcare staffing company support Etzioni's view that many workers replaced by automation could find a large number of available positions open to them if they choose to transfer into medical or healthcare professions.
ISSN:0736-1920