 Employment Opportunities
You could find work in the following settings:
- hospitals
- physicians’ offices
- clinics
- laboratories
- medical libraries
- government medical facilities
- insurance companies
- health maintenance organizations (HMO’s)
- mental health facilities
- coding/billing organizations
- your home!
Job Outlook* Your job opportunities will be good! Employment for
medical coders and medical billers is projected to grow faster
than average for all occupations through 2014.
Earnings* According to the U.S. Department of Labor, medical
billers had median hourly earnings
of $13.00 in May 2004 and medical
coders had median hourly earnings of $12.50 in
May 2004. The majority of medical coders and billers are
hourly employees at a physicians’ office.
* Information based on the “Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2005-06 Edition,” a publication of the U.S. Department of
Labor. Individual student earnings vary based on experience and
location.
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