Also called: Health Room Assistant, School Health Technician
Runs the school health office when the nurse is away: ice packs, medications, and calling parents.
A health aide hands out a student's daily medication, takes temperatures, cleans scraped knees, tracks vaccine records, and calls home when a kid needs to be picked up.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma plus CPR/first aid; some districts want a CNA or medical assistant certificate.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Medical Assisting (certificate).
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps track vaccine records; ice packs, medications and caring for a sick kid stay hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Take a CPR/First Aid class and apply for health aide jobs at school districts First: CPR/First Aid card plus district background check and medication training
Classes: Health science CTE, Biology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 31-9099.
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