High School Career Planning Outline

Career Pathways in:
Career Focus:
What is it?	Focuses on technology utilized in surgical procedures in operating rooms, delivery rooms and sterile processing.
Salary Range:	Technicians: $25, - $35k, Nurses & Surgeon’s Assistant: $35k – 75k, Anesthesiologists and Surgeons: $120K - $150k+

College and Career Planning

Job Titles

Certificate Programs

Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees

1. Surgical Technologist

2. Medical Sales Representative

3. Tissue/Organ Procurement & Transplantation Technician

4. Laser/Endoscopic Technician

5. Materials Manager

6. Anesthesia Technician

7. Educator

8. Surgical First Assistant

9. Surgical Nurse

10. Surgeon’s (Physician’s) Assistant

11. Anesthesiologist/Surgeon

Concord Hospital

Surgical Technology

NH Community Technical College Stratham

Surgical Technology

Berlin, Concord, Claremont, Manchester, Nashua, Stratham,

Nursing

Colby-Sawyer College

Nursing, Biology

Dartmouth College

Biology

Keene State College

Biology

Plymouth State College

Biology

Rivier College

Nursing

St. Anselm College

Nursing, Biology

University of New Hampshire

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Nursing

Dartmouth Medical School

Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Rivier College

Nurse Practioner

UNH

Adult Nurse Practioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nursing Leadership

Family Nurse Practicioner

NOTE: The level to which an advanced degree is required will vary from one employer to the next and one position to the next.

High School Course Planning

	9^th Grade	10^th Grade	11^th Grade	12^th Grade
English	English 9	English 10	English 11	English 12 and or College Composition I*
Math	Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II	Pre-Calculus or Calculus
Science	Introduction to Life Sciences or Physical Science	Biology	Chemistry Anatomy & Physiology*	Microbiology* AP or College General Biology I* AP or College General Chemistry I* Physics
Social Students	World History	Government and or Ethics	United States History	Economics
Foreign Language	Foreign Language I	Foreign Language II	Foreign Language III
Technical Core			Health Sciences & Technologies I or Health Occupations I	Health Sciences & Technologies II or Health Occupations II (may include Medical Terminology* and/or Anatomy & Physiology I*)
Technology	IT & ME	Computer Applications
Electives		Ethics and Society	Introduction to Psychology*

*College Credit Courses through NH Community Technical College Project Running Start Program

Note: Check with your guidance counselor to identify the comparable courses offered at your high school or technical center.

School to Career Connection

Informational Interview with a local employer
Hospital Tour
Postsecondary laboratory tour
Paid or unpaid Internship
Project Based Learning
Community Service or Service Learning Project

High School Career Planning Outline

College and Career Planning

Job Titles

Certificate Programs

Associate Degrees

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate and Post Graduate Degrees

Concord Hospital

NH Community Technical College Stratham

Berlin, Concord, Claremont, Manchester, Nashua, Stratham,

Colby-Sawyer College

Dartmouth College

Keene State College

Plymouth State College

Rivier College

St. Anselm College

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth Medical School

High School Course Planning

English

Math

Science

Social Students

Foreign Language

Technical Core

Technology

Electives

Note: Check with your guidance counselor to identify the comparable courses offered at your high school or technical center.

Eastern Region Partnership, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA Phone: (603) 433-1964 E-Mail Us

Eastern Region Partnership, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Phone: (603) 433-1964 E-Mail Us