- Based on 11 Jobtrees users who were a Healthcare Specialist in their career, on average, they have 0.44 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.6 years on average and earn $60K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Healthcare Specialist are Caregiver, Founder and Services Officer. Caregiver, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Caregiver is from the same job family, Medical - Care Providers, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Services Officer, also being a common career path from Healthcare Specialist.
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- The most common career steps to get to Healthcare Specialist are Nursing Instructor, Trimmer and Deputy Chief based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Nursing Instructor, the most common step before Healthcare Specialist, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Healthcare Specialist, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Healthcare Specialist.
- While Nursing Instructor is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Healthcare Specialist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Healthcare Specialist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Healthcare Specialist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Nursing Instructor isn't from the same job family as Healthcare Specialist, Medical - Care Providers, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Trimmer also being a common career path to Healthcare Specialist.
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- The most common degree or certification earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Healthcare Specialist is Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Nursing Instructor being on the path to and from Healthcare Specialist. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Healthcare Specialist is part of the Medical - Care Providers job family which has a limited number of unique role types (128) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Healthcare Specialist.