In it’s latest Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a very optimistic jobs creation outlook for current and potential Healthcare IT professionals. According to the Website:
- Employment is expected to grow much faster than the average.
- Job prospects should be very good, particularly for technicians with strong computer software skills.
- Entrants usually have an associate degree.
- This is one of the few health-related occupations in which there is no direct hands-on patient care.
Below are links to the specific sections of the report – if you’d like the PDF version, you can find it here.
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- Nature of the Work
- Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
- Employment
- Job Outlook
- Projections
- Earnings
- Wages
- Related Occupations
- Sources of Additional Information
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Good news to pass on Gwen! Hopefully the growth in Healthcare IT jobs will allow more individuals the chance to pursue careers in this great industry.
Erin