Thinking of Moving... (New York, Buffalo, York: find a job, school, community college)

[MovingforCollege]

Hi, I am currently living in Indiana but I am contemplating moving to Buffalo, NY. I have a B.S. in Health Services but I plan on applying to an Occupational Therapy Assistant program by Buffalo. Are there job opportunities for someone with a B.S. in Health Services? I live in a small town now and I have not been lucky in finding any jobs. The reason I began looking at Buffalo is because of the OTA program and because Buffalo seems to have more opportunity for me. I would love to be able to find a job in the health field while I complete my schooling.

[meowlly]

Hi friend, I would recommend moving this post to the New York forum.

[bobwert]

Buffalo would be a good choice. The health services field is expanding and there are some good programs at the local colleges

[BuffaloTransplant]

Apply to the program, get accepted and then get a job. You may not find one immediately in your field, but after you are done with the OTA program, it should improve your options. And.. you will have the OTA done.

[Linda_d]

If you already have a BS in Health Sciences, wouldn't you be able to apply at least some of your course work to a BS in Occupational Therapy? OTA is only 2 year Associates degree. It's very popular at the community college where I work (in the Southern Tier) because of the high placement rate for grads.

There are a lot of jobs in the health care/health sciences job in Buffalo and surrounding area.