A career in nursing may be one of the most solid career choices available in the current market because of its recession-proof nature and the wide variety of opportunities available to workers.

Dr. Amy Toone of the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing in Abilene, Texas, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently that "there are always sick people who are looking for access to affordable care."

The newspaper noted that nurses have a wide variety of specialty areas to train in, and can further their education to become eligible for increasingly high-level positions and responsibilities. This will especially be useful to workers because of a national nurse shortage that is only projected to grow worse in the coming years.

Still, nursing isn't the only option if you're hoping to start a healthcare career.

For example, Dr. Janelle O'Connell told the Star-Telegram that, according to the American Physical Therapy Association, less than two percent of physical therapists nationwide are unemployed.

This figure particularly stands out considering how the national unemployment rate could end up hitting at least eight percent in the near future.