Also called: Adult Day Services Director
Runs a daytime center where older adults get care, activities, and meals while families work.
Plans the day's music, exercise, and art programs, checks on clients with dementia, manages nurses and aides, and meets with families about care plans.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in social work, gerontology, nursing, or health administration.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Gerontology, Social Work, Health Administration.
Growing faster than average. Grows with the aging population.
Low risk for 10 years. Scheduling and billing software helps; running programs and caring for clients with dementia is people work.
Classes: Psychology, Business, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9111.
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