Professional certification and earnings of health care workers in low social closure occupations.

ABSTRACT: There has been rapid growth in professional certifications in the health care sector, but little is known about the rewards to workers for attaining professional certifications, especially in low social closure occupations where the barriers to entry (e.g., higher education, degrees, licensure) are relatively limited. In this study, we focus on the attainment and rewards for professional certifications in four health care occupations - personal care aides, medical transcriptionists, medical assistants, and community health workers - where certification is generally not required by state or federal regulation but may be attractive to employers. Using the Current Population Survey (IPUMS CPS) from 2015 to 2020, we find that workers of color have significantly lower odds of attaining a certif

SUBMITTER: Dill J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10156129 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature