People say, age should never be an excuse for you not to reach your dreams, so whatever your age is you can still have your dream, especially if it is in healthcare career. There are many healthcare jobs that you can find available for workers whose age are over 50. These jobs will not only support you to reach your dreams, but it also enables you to stay independent financially at your age. So, what are they? Here are 5 jobs that you can perform even if you are over 50.
1. Massage Therapist for Older People
It sounds like therapist requires lots of energy, but it all depends on who your client are. If you are a therapist over 50, you can offer a therapist service to the people whose age is 70 and over. Generally, your job is to massage them to boost their circulation, improve flexibility and provide stress relief. However, this job not only demands for physical work but also psychological work, for you may have to talk and listen to them. However, if you love hearing and sharing stories to others, this job would be perfect for you. This job will offer you an annual salary of AU$53,430.
2. Medical Biller
If you are tired of healthcare related stuff such as lift and move walkers, as well as wheelchairs, this job will rest you a bit as most of your time will be spent on computer. Your main job will be like converting medical terminology for everything from shingles to a torn ACL into the numerical codes that insurance companies use for reimbursement processing. Moreover, you have to fill out billing companies, physician, offices, hospitals, hospices, clinics and insurers. Working as a medical biller will enable you to take home pay for around AU$62,662 per year.
3. Medical Interpreter
Since the world is getting global, many hospitals have to serve patients that come from many countries. Therefore, many medical interpreters are needed to fulfil this language gap. Working as a medical interpreter will require you quite a collection of medical terms in both languages, such as Spanish, Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin, German, and Russian. Besides, you should also be able to perform with a calm and reassuring demeanor. As a medical interpreter, you will be paid for around AU$49,286 per year. However, this salary will be different along with your medical skills.
4. Optician
The main jobs are to order, fit, and adjust new eyeglasses. Moreover, you also have to guide your buyers in finding the right frame with their fashion sense. Other jobs are to interpret the prescription written by an ophthalmologist. You will currently work in stores that sell eyewear, or in an ophthalmologist’s private-practice office. Working as an optician will enable you to get an average salary for AU$82,479 annually.
5. Telemetry Technician
You can also work as a telemetry technician that performs cardiac tests on patients using an electrocardiogram or EKG. This job is mainly about prepping a patient for an exam, taping electrodes to the chest, arms and legs, and monitoring cardiac activity as it blips up and down on a computer screen. Others are like performing more specific monitoring, such as stress testing, in which the patient walks rapidly on a treadmill. According to Payscale, a telemetry technician will get an average salary of AU$35,558 per year.
The jobs above prove that you can stay independent no matter what age you are. The most important thing is to stay healthy and active even in your old days.
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