Healthcare and Social Services Care

Whether you'd like to be patient/client facing or behind the scenes, there are a myriad of jobs available in the health care and social services fields.

Click the links below (underlined in red) to learn more.

Health Career Interest Assessments

• Healthcare Explorer - Explore healthcare careers based on schooling required and desired income

• Health Career Test - Free test. When you get to the Paypal screen, select ‘no thanks.’  

• O'Net Interest Profile Quiz - Explore careers based on your interests

• Career Coach - Take a quick 6 or longer 60 question. Select “Match my interests” button.

• Which healthcare career is right for me? - This quiz can help you choose a career path.

Health Science
Healthcare Careers Videos

• Healthcare Pipeline Info 

• Healthcare Careers 

• Interviews with local Healthcare Professionals 

• 10 Careers in Healthcare and their Educational Requirements
  
  

Local Healthcare Career Pages

• Day Kimball Hospital 

• Hartford Healthcare 

• Matulaitis Rehabilitation and Skills Care 

• Westview Healthcare Center 

• Generations Family Health Center 

• UMass Health
  
  

Healthcare Training

• EWIB's Free Healthcare Pipeline - Eastern CT

• CNA Bootcamp of Norwich
  
  

Healthcare Resources

• CNA Reciprocity State Licensing for Massachusetts
  If you are licensed in CT but would like to work in Massachusetts, you can apply for a reciprocity license here.

• CNA Reciprocity State Licensing for Rhode Island
  If you are licensed in CT but would like to work in Rhode Island, you can apply for a reciprocity license here.
  
  

Human and Social Services
Social workers, hairdressers, fitness instructors and more fall into this career cluster.

Human and Social Services Careers Videos

• Human Services Careers 

• Social Services Careers 

• Kinesiology / Exercise Fitness 

• Athletic Trainer vs. Physical Therapist 

• Physical Therapist 

• Occupational vs. Physical Therapist
  
  

Local Social Services Career Pages

• United Services CT 

• EASTCONN 

• Thames Valley Council for Community Action 

• Generations Family Health Center 

Thompson Public Schools is not affiliated with any of the above organizations. All links are for research purposes only.