Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities: home health aides go to a patient's home, or work in a residential facility, to deliver health care to the elderly, ill, or disabled. Home health aides usually work with patients that need more extensive physical/medical care than a typical family can provide. While no formal education is required to secure a position as a home health aide, certificate and training courses are available from many post secondary institutes. Optional certification is also available.

Salary: $21,020 per year

Education: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, educational requirements for home health aides vary depending on their employer. Aides who work for organizations that receive funds from Medicare or Medicaid must complete formal training, while those who work for private companies do not have to meet these obligations. On-the-job training is often provided by more experienced aides, nursing assistants, licensed practical or registered nurses may provide this training.

Reflection:This career seems like a good job to help the people that need need help. You don't really earn allot of money in this career but if you really want yo help than its a good job.