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Nursing Assistants provide basic care and help patients with activities of daily living like eating and bathing. Most Nursing Assistants work in skilled nursing and residential care facilities and in hospitals. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, earning potential averages $38,130 annually or $18.33 per hour.

Pharmacy Technicians help pharmacists dispense prescription medication to customers or health professionals. Responsibilities include collecting information needed to fill a prescription, measuring amounts of medication for prescriptions, organizing inventory and alerting the pharmacist to any shortages of medications or supplies, accepting payment for prescriptions and processing insurance claims. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, earning potential averages $36,007 or $17.31

Billing & Coding Specialists assign a code to each diagnosis and procedure by using classification systems software. The classification system determines the amount for which healthcare providers will be reimbursed if the patient is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance programs. Responsibilities include gathering patients' medical histories, symptoms, test results, treatments, and other health information, entering the details into electronic health records systems, and acting as liaisons between healthcare providers and billing offices. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, earning potential averages $42,428 annually or $20.48 per hour.

Administrative Medical Assistants are critical in keeping healthcare offices running smoothly. Job duties include scheduling appointments, updating and maintaining patients' medical records, filling out insurance forms, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handing billing and bookkeeping. It is one of the nation's fastest growing careers. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, earning potential averages $35,682 annually or $17.84 per hour.

Clinical Medical Assistants are cross-trained to work alongside physicians performing both clerical and clinical duties. Responsibilities include taking medical histories, recording vital signs, collecting and preparing lab specimens, performing diagnostic procedures such as EKGs and phlebotomy, updating patient medical records, administering injections or medications, and transmitting prescription refills as directed. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, earning potential averages $35,682 annually or $17.84 per hour.

Phlebotomy Technicians specialize in the collection of blood samples and other specimen for diagnostic testing in clinical laboratories, medical offices, and hospitals. Phlebotomists play an essential role in accurate screening, diagnosis, prevention and surveillance of disease, illness, and disorders. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, earning potential averages $34, 390 annually or $17.20 per hour.