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A Cool Job You Didn’t Know Existed: Surgical Technicians

Grady native Towania Peterson has always enjoyed helping people and knew she wanted to pursue a career in health care. She started off as a certified nurse assistant and later continued on as a phlebotomist, before eventually deciding to go back to school to become a surgical technologist.

Mental Health Care: Another Path in Medicine

Brandis Wheat began her health care career as a registered nurse. She was drawn to the field because of the job stability and the wide-ranging specialties within the nursing profession.

REAL PROS: Mary Fair, Engineer

When it came time to make a decision for college, Mary liked the idea of studying structural engineering, because it allowed her to still work on buildings without having to necessarily be artistic.

REAL PROS: Samantha Pettis, Accountant

Samantha says her work day is never the same, with different projects that allow her to step away from the norm and do something different.

REAL PROS: Sabrina Rivas McCollum, Middle School Teacher

Sabrina works to inspire fifth- and sixth-graders to be creative and use their imagination, while teaching them skills and art techniques they can use in the art room as well as at home.

REAL PROS: Zachary King, Software Developer

Zachary's role is to help design, oversee and build big data pipelines and the products powered by them.

QUIZ: Which Health Care Profession is Right for You?

Are you a natural caretaker? Does blood scare you? There are many different facets of the health care industry. Find out with this quiz which one may be the one for you.