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Test your understanding of the outlook for US health care employment.
January 2006

1. What was the largest industry in the US in 2004 in employment?

a) Health care
b) Government
c) Agriculture
d) Advocacy, grantmaking and civic organizations

2. How many of the top 10 fastest growing occupations are in health care?

a) 2
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10

3. How many new nurses will the US need by 2014?

a) No change, we are doing fine now
b) Another 20,000
c) Another 100,000
d) Another 703,000

4. Which health care sector had the highest average hourly wages for nonsupervisory workers in 2004?

a) Hospitals
b) Home health care
c) Outpatient care centers
d) Nursing and residential care facilities

5. What sector of health service jobs is expected to grow the most by 2014?

a) Hospitals
b) Home health care
c) Outpatient care centers
d) Nursing and residential care facilities

Source: 2006-2007 Career Guide to Industries, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dec. 21, 2005, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ooh.nr0.htm and http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm

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