These information sheets, updated annually by the Northwest Illinois AHEC team, are essentially profiles of almost every health care-related type of job, from athletic trainer to veterinary technician. They list the educational requirements for the career, where training is available, employment and salary outlook in Illinois and associated professional organizations.

• Athletic Trainer
• Audiologist
• Basic Forensic Nursing
• Biomedical Engineer
• Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician
• Chiropractor
• Community Health Workers
• Computer Support Specialist
• Dental Assistant
• Dental Hygienist
• Dentist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
• Dietetic Technician Registered
• Dietitian-Registered
• Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
• Environmental Engineers
• Exercise Physiology
• Flight Nurse
• Genetic Counselor
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Massage Therapists
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician
• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Coding
• Medical Scientist
• Medical Transcription
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Assistant
• Occupational Therapist
• Occupational Therapy Assistant and Aide
• Optometrist
• Orthodontist
• Orthopedic Technician
• Pharmacist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomists
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistant
• Physician Assistant
• Physician
• Podiatrist
• Psychiatric Technicians and Aides
• Psychiatrist
• Psychologist-Clinical
• Psychologist-Counseling
• Psychologist-Industrial-Organizational
• Radiation Therapists
• Radiologic Technician
• Recreation Therapists
• Registered Nurse
• Respiratory Therapist
• Social Worker
• Speech Language Pathologist
• Surgical Technologists
• Veterinarian
• Veterinary Technician or Technologist