Activities | Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals. They work under a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, and therapists. |
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Outlook | Faster-than-average-job growth |
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Median Income | $23,900 per year in 2006 |
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Work Context & Conditions | Most full-time aides work about 40 hours a week, but because patients need care 24 hours a day, some aides work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Many work part-time. Aides spend many hours standing and walking, mostly indoors, and they often face heavy workloads. |
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Minimum Education Requirements | General High School Program
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Skills | Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Writing, Service Orientation, Active Learning, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking |
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Abilities | Oral Expression, Speech Recognition, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Clarity, Oral Comprehension |
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