Eyeing a healthcare career? Here are the trending roles, skills and pay brackets you should know
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While this means that you don’t have to be a doctor or a nurse anymore to be a part of the healthcare sector, freshers looking at this employment market should know what kind of skills they have to gain to have a lucrative career here.
The roles in demand in healthcare
The landscape of the healthcare industry has changed massively, says Venkata Suman Cherukuri, Chairman & Managing Director, TRUSTlab Diagnostics. The sector’s appetite for medical coding specialists, healthcare data analysts and telehealth coordinators has amplified. To ace these roles, he suggests candidates enroll in courses in health informatics, healthcare administration and medical technology.
Healthtech and allied ecosystems are also playing a prominent role in driving sustainable growth in the healthcare setup, says Kulin Shah, Co-founder of Onsurity. Besides, the sector’s focus on preventive healthcare has led to the rise of telehealth, preventive healthcare startups and insurtech, and a subsequent surge in the demand for roles in these organisations.
Telehealth providers, health informatics specialists, medical technologists and preventive healthcare advisors are the roles in demand, he says. The healthtech space thrives on advanced technology so there is demand for software developers, AI and machine learning specialists and data scientists to innovate and enhance healthcare delivery.
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