Environmental health specialist

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Duties and responsibilities:

Sanitarians, or environmental health specialists, enforce government regulations and advise and educate clients. They also improve water and sanitation facilities and are involved in improving the quality of community environments. They often:

·         Collect and analyze samples.

·         Screen samples for possible health hazards.

·         Design or manage sanitation, disposal, and water systems.

·         Oversee disposal of infectious wastes.

·         Develop and manage prevention and education programs.

·         Evaluate and Identify health hazards and ensure compliance with regulations.

Average salary: $25,000-$50,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science, during high school.

A career as a sanitarian or environmental health specialists requires a minimum of bachelor’s degree in environmental health or environmental engineering. Many jobs require certification and/or a master’s degree in these, or related fields.

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 i wouldnt want to be a health specialist because it sounds really lame.

                                      Electrocardiograph technician

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Duties and responsibilities:

Electrocardiograph technicians usually work under the super vision of cardiologists in hospitals, doctors offices, clinics, or beside. They operate electrocardiogram equipment to monitor patients heart problems. They:

·         Connect electrodes to patients

·         Insert and remove catheters

·         Monitor equipment output.

·         Record test results.

·         Identify emergencies or abnormalities.

·         Operate ultrasound equipment.

Average salary:$15,000-$32,000

Educational requirements:

Electrocardiograph technicians must have a high school diploma or GED before beginning specialized training.

Electrocardiograph training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases through on- the – job supervised experience. Basic training takes three to six months. Advanced training takes one to two years.

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                        Dental laboratory technician

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Duties and responsibilities:

Dental laboratory technicians specialized in different areas of dental and orthodontic work. Their jobs usually include making and repairing dentures, crowns, and braces. They work in dental schools, commercial dental laboratories, hospitals, dental clinics, and for manufactures of dental prostheses dental laboratory technicians:

·        Repair denture linings.

• ·        Choose and mount replacement teeth.
• ·        Construct denture frames.
• ·        Identify needed prostheses repairs.
• ·        Make and fix braces.
• ·        Cast plaster dental molds
• ·        Clean and polish prostheses.

Average salary: $22,000- $33,000

Educational requirements:

Dental laboratory technicians must have a high school diploma or GED certificate before starting dental laboratory training.

Dental laboratory technicians must attend a community college, vocational school, or dental school to learn their skills. Programs are usually two years in length.

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Student Success Statement

“To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.”

                                                                   Confucius
reflection; to know what is right is to choose what is the right thing to do, and say.

                               Audiologist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Audiologists work with patients who have hearing disorders. They may work in hospitals or clinics, private practice, schools or universities, nursing home, industry, or research laboratories. They perform examinations, tests, and evaluations as well as provide treatment. Audiologist often:

·        Test and  measure hearing function

·        Identify types of hearing disorders

·        Develop and provide educational, medical, and professional consolation.

·        Recommend, dispense, and test hearing aids.

Average salary: $30,000- $50,000

Educational requirements

Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, English, and speech.

Audiologists have master’s degrees in audiology and are licensed.

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