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Article: Report Finds Significant Job Opportunities for Californians in Allied Health; Questions State's Education Capacity To Train Workers.
- Article from:
- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 7, 2009
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New workforce projections show that California's allied health industry will be a key driver of economic growth in the state over the next two decades. By 2030, the allied health sector will comprise almost 1 million workers with a collective earning power of more than $116 billion in wages. At the same time, the study casts doubt on whether California's education system will be able to provide enough health workers to meet the growing demand (see also Allied Health).
The study -- conducted by Beacon Economics and funded by a grant to Fenton Communications from The California Wellness Foundation -- is the first to analyze long-term workforce projections for ...