KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, and nearly half of them are in health and human services.
“You have to be passionate about it. It’s not just a job. It’s not like just going and working in a restaurant. You are in someone’s home,” says Jessica Popek.
Popek works for a care provider in East Tennessee, helping older Americans. Popek said it takes everything.
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“They’re a older adult, they’re starting to have severe health problems. They’re falling. They need help. And you get attached to this person, they get attached to you,” she said…