Maine Healthcare Overview

When people choose a career in the Maine healthcare industry, they are awarded job security, pleasant working conditions, and other hidden and outward benefits. Maine has the same healthcare industry shortage problems as are being seen in almost all areas of America right now due to an increased need for senior age services.

Maine’s healthcare industry has a large population of workers that are over age-50. As the long-time workers in Maine’s healthcare industry retire, those choosing to work within this industry that have had advanced trainings may experience a rapid career advancement as desirable positions open-up to be filled. With this situation in progress along with the large number of baby-boom generation retirements across the country, Maine has many current job positions to be filled, and many more job positions opening up in the future.

Today, Maine is working hard at recruiting healthcare providers into the state from other areas of the country in order to stop future industry shortage problems from becoming a crisis situation. Maine is a state where it is logical to expect future increases in pay, benefit packages, or incentives given to those within their healthcare industry for the purpose of making all personnel so happy with their jobs that bribes from outside of the state will not work to remove the needed employees from their positions.

Maine holds a no-nonsense approach to hiring healthcare staffs – they simply do whatever it takes to make sure that they get the employees that they need, and this attitude will probably not disappear in the future. If Maine wants you to work in their healthcare system, you will be well taken care of during your stay.

Online Colleges Offering Healthcare Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Accreditation  

Regis University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

George Washington University is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Accreditation  

New England College Online is well known for excellence and is considered to be among the best accredited online colleges and universities. The institution has been awarded with regional accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc. (NEASC).

Campus Colleges Offering Healthcare Degrees

Accreditation  

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. .

Accreditation  

Keiser University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097) to award certificates and degrees at the associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.

Accreditation  

Southern Careers Institute takes formal recognition seriously, and is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education. Southern Careers Institute is also recognized and approved by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Veterans Administration, as well as other federal and state agencies.

Accreditation  

Miller-Motte Technical College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award diplomas. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education.

Accreditation  

National Career Education is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) as a branch location of Institute for Business and Technology, Santa Clara, California.

Accreditation and licensing materials are on display in the school’s lobby.

  • National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
  • National Registry for medical programs (CCMA, RMA)
  • California State Department of Health Services, Laboratory Field Services for phlebotomy license.

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Healthcare Salaries
Medical Assistant
$25,577 - $32,483
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
$22,460 - $41,000
Athletic Trainers
$31,989 - $46,523
Audiologist
$47,500 - $62,307
Dental Assistant
$31,989 - $46,523
Dental Hygienist
$51,140 - $66,800
Pharmacy Technician
$20,500 - $30,700
Phlebotomist
$20,940 - $30,020
Physical Therapist
$54,883 - $71,352
Veterinarian Technologist
$20,560 - $31,520
Chiropractor
$45,000-$100,000
Family and General Practitioner
$120,000-$75,000
Internist
$120,000-$160,000
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
$60,000-$100,000
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
$200,000
Prosthodontist
$140,000
Speech-Language Pathologist
$51,367-$76,180
Optometrist
$81,110
Orthodontist
$142,000
Orthotist and Prosthetist
$50,000
Pathologist
$55,000 - $1,40,000
Pediatrician
$95,416 - $1,24,571
Pharmacist
$69,922 - $99,839
Podiatrist
$70,638 - $1,30,703
Psychiatrist
$1,30,000 - $1,60,000
Radiation Therapist
$70,000
 * Based on 5 years experience