Nurse Midwife
Entry level for a nurse midwife is a master's of science in nursing.
Starting salary: N/A. | Nurse midwives have extensive training in obstetric and neonatal care and manage the perinatal care of women having a normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center |
Nurse Practitioner
Entry level for a nurse practitioner is a master's of science in nursing.
Starting salary: N/A. | Nurse practitioners have advanced educational and clinical training and possess the skills necessary to detect and treat acute self-limiting conditions and chronic stable conditions. Nurse practitioners work collaboratively with a physician to provide direct health care to patients. | Directory of Master's of Science in Nursing programs |
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Entry level for an occupational therapy assistant is an
Associate in Applied Science Degree, which takes two years
to complete.
Starting salary: $15/hr. | Working under the guidance of an occupational therapist, the occupational therapy assistant helps people with mental, physical, emotional or developmental disabilities with activities of daily living. | Atlantic Cape Community College |
Pharmacist
Entry level for a pharmacist is a doctor of pharmacy degree, which takes six years to complete.
Starting salary: $31/hr. | Pharmacists are specialists in the science of drug usage. They dispense medications and health supplies and evaluate, monitor and advise other health professionals, patients and the public regarding drug therapy. | Rutgers University School of Pharmacy |
Pharmacy Technician
Entry level for a pharmacy technician is a Certificate of Achievement, which takes less than one year to complete.
Starting salary: $10/hr. | Pharmacy technicians work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist and assist various activities of the pharmacy, including replenishing routine stock supplies, maintaining drug inventory levels and packaging and labeling medication doses. | County College of Morris
Middlesex County College |
Physical Therapy Assistant
Entry level for a physical therapy assistant is an Associate in Applied Science Degree, which takes two years to complete.
Starting salary: $14/hr. | Physical therapy assistants work with patients to carry out treatment plans to alleviate acute or chronic movement problems. | Atlantic Cape Community College
Bergen Community College
Essex County College
Mercer County Community College |
Physician Assistant
Entry level for a physician assistant program requires a minimum of two years of college with pre-med science courses such as chemistry and biology; most programs require a four-year degree for entry.
Starting salary: $28/hr. | Physician assistants (PAs) are healthcare professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. As part of their comprehensive responsibilities, PAs conduct physical examinations, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive healthcare, assist in surgery and, in most states, can write prescriptions. | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Piscataway
Seton Hall University |
Radiologic Technologist
Entry level for a radiologic technologist requires either completion of a 24-month hospital-based radiography program or an Associate in Applied Science degree, which takes two years to complete.
Starting salary: $14-$16/hr | Radiologic technologists work with patients, using a variety of X-ray equipment to help diagnose medical problems. They also process X-ray film and assist physicians when performing fluoroscopic examinations. | Bergen Community College
Brookdale Community College
Burlington County College
County College of Morris
Cooper University Hospital
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Essex County College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Hudson Area School of Radiologic Technology Inc.
Mercer County Community College
Middlesex County College
Muhlenberg School of Medical Imaging (A.S. from Union County College)
Passiac County Community College
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Saint Francis Medical Center (Trenton)
Shore Memorial Hospital
The Valley Hospital |
Radiation Therapist
Requires certification as a radiologic technologist for entry into the program
Starting salary: $18/hr. | Radiation therapists assist the radiation oncologist and physicist in planning and delivering radiation therapy to cancer patients. | Muhlenberg School of Medical Imaging (A.S. from Union County College)
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
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Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
Entry-level education for a registered Health Information Administrator is a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management.
Approximate starting salary varies according to job selection (coder, supervisor, manager, director); total career salary ranges from $33,000-80,000, depending on experience and education. | A Registered Health Information Administrator is educated and trained to perform all management aspects of Health Information Services in numerous health care settings. These functions include medical coding, healthcare finance, data collection and analysis, healthcare management practices, state and federal regulation knowledge, and privacy/confidentiality guidelines. | Kean University
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Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
Entry-level education for a Registered Health Information Technician is an Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology, which is a 2 -ear degree program.
Approximate starting salary varies according to job selection (coder, supervisor, manager, director); total career salary ranges from $25,000-70,000, depending on experience and education. | A Registered Health Information Technician is educated and trained to perform all functional and supervisory aspects of a Health Information Department in numerous health care settings. These functions include medical coding, medical billing, healthcare finance, state and federal regulation knowledge, administrative theory, and privacy/confidentiality guidelines. As with RHIAs, RHITs also perform management and supervisory roles. | Burlington County College
Hudson County Community College
Passaic County Community College
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Registered Nurse
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Starting salary: $20-$22/hr. | Registered nurses care for the whole patient, body, mind and spirit. They provide a wide range of services to promote health, prevent disease and care for the sick, using knowledge, skill and judgment. | Directory of Schools of Nursing - Bachelors of Science
Directory of Diploma Schools of Nursing
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Registered Nurse First Assist
Entry level for a registered nurse first assist requires a nursing license, a minimum of two years operating room experience, including proficiency in
scrubbing and circulating, and national certification as an operating room nurse.
Starting salary: $30/hr. | A registered nurse first assist works with the surgeon in performing routine surgical procedures, including suturing, in the operating room. | University of Medicine and Dentistry-Scotch Plains Campus |
Respiratory Therapist
Entry level for a respiratory therapist is an Associate in Science degree, which takes a minimum of two years to complete.
Starting salary: $15/hr | Through the use of sophisticated technology, respiratory therapists treat, manage, control and diagnostically evaluate and care for patients with breathing problems. | Bergen Community College
Brookdale Community College
NW New Jersey Consortium/Respiratory Care Education Saint Clare's Health ServicesUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark Campus School of Health Related Professions
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford Campus |
Social Worker
Entry level for a social worker is either a bachelor of social work or a masters of social work, which takes two additional years after completion of a four-year baccalaureate degree.
Starting salary: $15/hr. | Social workers are skilled in helping the patient and family adjust to the emotional, psychological, social and financial burdens that can be caused or made worse by illness. | Georgian Court University |
Surgical Technologists (Operating Room Technologist)
Entry level for a surgical technologist is a certificate, which takes less than one year to complete.
Starting salary: $15-$17/hr. | Surgical technologists are an essential part of the operating room team, setting up equipment and surgical instruments, passing instruments and sterile supplies to the surgeon during the operation, holding retractors and preparing and preserving specimens collected during the surgical procedure. | Bergen Community College
Ocean County College
Sussex County Community College
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