Getting Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is important in many careers, including being a police officer, being a firefighter, or being a lifeguard. Of the thirty fastest growing careers, 6 of them are in the field of health care, including being a home health aide. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) jobs to increase to over 1,700,000 by the year 2018., and job growth for nursing aides is projected at about 28 percent for the 10 year period ending in 2016.