According to a recent study, the best recession-proof jobs are those in health care. In fact, more than one in four HR executives picked health care as the best bet for job security. There are plentiful opportunities to get meaningful, well paying work in healthcare. If you have your high school diploma or GED, you can step into a world of exciting learning opportunities that will prepare you for a lifetime of solid employment and deep personal satisfaction.

CourseAdvisor’s Guide to Health Care Careers explains why it is a great time to become a nurse. Over 40 percent of this country’s nurses are in their fifties and beyond, and for many of them retirement is just around the corner. At the same time, the overall population is getting older and requiring more medical care. In fact, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that by 2020 the healthcare workforce may need one million nurses to fill the gap.