{"id":2590,"date":"2020-11-10T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/career-services\/?page_id=2590"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:56:40","slug":"health-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/career-services\/exploration\/occupational-research\/health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare &amp; Social Assistance Career Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lead\"><strong>A High Priority Industry in the Franklin\/Hampshire Workforce Region and MA<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Regional MassHire Workforce Boards serve as the authority on regional industry needs and priorities. Community colleges work closely with their regional MassHire Workforce Board to increase alignment between the education\/training options and employment needs within a given workforce region. Please go to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masshirefhwb.org\/lmi-blueprint\/priority-industries\">MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board website<\/a> for more and more current labor market information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim gcc\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>911±¬ÁÏÍø Healthcare &amp; Social Assistance Programs<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>To learn more about relevant programs at 911±¬ÁÏÍø (911±¬ÁÏÍø) programs, refer to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/areas-of-study\/\">Areas of Study webpage<\/a> for college-credit academic programs<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/train.gcc.mass.edu\/programs\/healthcare\/\">911±¬ÁÏÍø Train Workforce Development program page<\/a> for non-credit programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Healthcare Interview &amp; Workplace Videos<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/roadtripnation.com\/explore\/interests\/medicine\">Road Trip Nation<\/a> &#8211; 42 Interviews with Healthcare \/ Medicine Professionals<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careeronestop.org\/Videos\/CareerVideos\/career-videos.aspx\">CareerOneStop Occupation Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Healthcare Occupation Research Tools - <em>continued<\/em><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Please go to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masshirefhwb.org\/lmi-blueprint\/priority-industries\">MassHire Franklin Hampshire Workforce Board webpage<\/a> to find labor market information for the Health Care industry and utilize the resources below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/careersinlocalhealth.mass.gov\/job-postings\">Careers in Local Public Health<\/a> job search and career exploration platform created by the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/explorehealthcareers.org\/\">ExploreHealthCareers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; A healthcare career exploration tool and organization who hosts Health Professions Week every year in mid-November and provides a variety of tools to help people explore various health professions all year round.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/explorehealthcareers.org\/career-explorer\/\">Career Explorer<\/a> &#8211; Search the health careers database<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/explorehealthcareers.org\/career-explorer\/types-health-careers\/\">Types of Health Careers<\/a> &#8211; Review occupation descriptions organized according to the amount of education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernmasshealthcareers.org\/\">Healthcare Workforce Partnership of Western Mass<\/a>\u00a0was created by multiple regional stakeholders, who are committed to fostering the region&#8217;s healthcare network of professionals and improving the quality of care provided.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/home.htm\">The US Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS)<\/a> is the ultimate source for labor market information (LMI).\u00a0 Please review this infographic and visit the BLS\u00a0website for the most current and accurate LMI:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/home.htm\">Healthcare Occupations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/community-and-social-service\/home.htm\">Community and Social Service Occupation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Professional Associations<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Professional_associations_based_in_the_United_States\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0list of Professional Associations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetonline.org\/search\/associations\/\">Onet Online Professional Association Search<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For professionals with disabilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilitysociety.org\/p\/about-us.html\">Society of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amphl.org\/\">Association of Medical Professions with Hearing Losses (AMPHL)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nond.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities (NOND)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For professionals of color:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wmbna.nursingnetwork.com\/\">Western Massachusetts Black Nurses Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbna.org\/\">National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmanet.org\/\">National Medical Association (NMA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nalhe.org\/\">National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NELHE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regional MassHire Workforce Boards serve as the authority on regional industry needs and priorities. 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