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The unemployment rate in the United States last month was the highest since April 1983 at 10.2%. The state of the economy has led many looking to new careers that are in demand.

One of those career fields is nursing and professors at MUW are seeing more students take interest.

Nursing Professor Rusty King says, "There is always going to be a place for nurses. Whether it be at an a acute care setting, a long term setting, a rehab center or home health. There are so many options for nurses."

And nursing students are exploring those options at the "W." With classes using state of the art teaching mechanisms that offer real life experience, students are well prepared once they leave the program for a career field that is constantly in need of new workers.

According to MUW nursing student Amanda Bolof, "There's always going to be people born, people are always going to die and people are always going be sick. The medical profession I really feel is job security."

As the baby boomer generation ages a need for more health care professionals grows. The U.S. Bureau of Labor estimates over one million new nursing positions will be added over the next ten years. A big factor for those looking for employment.

MUW Senior Matt Naylor says, "The biggest factor with being able to have a job is flexibility and location. There are some areas really desperate for nurses more so then others."

Bolof says, "The Corinth Hospital and the Tupelo Hospital are two great hospitals in the area that you can look for occupation."

With nursing salaries ranging from $40,000 to $90,000 per year depending on location, more Americans are looking to the health field for second chances.

King says, "Fortunately there is a big demand for nurses. We actually see a lot of people going into nursing as their second career because of the economy and because of employment."

As nursing students at the "W" take notes in the classroom, they can take comfort in knowing soon they will join the fastest growing profession in the world.

According to Yahoo and HotJobs.com, health care careers, including nursing, are some of the most "recession-proof" careers.

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