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Test your knowledge about Connecticut's health care workforce

January 2012


1. Which health care occupation had the most Connecticut openings posted in 2010?

a) Physicians
b) Physical therapists
c) Registered nurses
d) Pharmacists

2. How many of Connecticut's Top 30 Health Care Jobs require at least a Bachelor's Degree?

a) 10%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 56%

3. For which occupation were there over five times as many degrees awarded in 2008-9 than expected annual openings from 2008 to 2018?

a) Physicians
b) Medical assistants
c) Registered nurses
d) None

4. For which health care occupation in Connecticut is the average age of current licensees under 40 years?

a) Physicians
b) Registered nurses
c) Physician assistants
d) None

5. What percent of all degrees and certificates earned at Connecticut colleges and universities in 2009/10 were health and fitness related?

a) 2%
b) 10%
c) 13.1%
d) 25%

Source: R Holm, S Quimby and J Dorrer, Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment, Jobs for the Future, for the Connecticut Office of Workforce Competitiveness and the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission, August 2011

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