Careers & Salary

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook has identified the increasing “baby boomer” health care needs as driving higher demand for the health management occupation. Healthcare occupations and industries are expected to have a faster than average growth rate and to add the most jobs between 2020 and 2030, as indicated in the most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor. This field is expected to grow by 32 percent.

Students who complete our Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) enter a variety of management positions within healthcare where they focus on the delivery, quality, and cost of healthcare for individuals and the population.

Examples of Job Settings

Possible Job Titles

Healthcare Providers

  • Group physician practices
  • Clinics
  • Nursing homes and elder-care facilities
  • Home healthcare organizations
  • Outpatient care centers
  • Mental health organizations
  • Rehabilitation centers
  • Federal (DoD, VHA) healthcare
  • Administrative Fellow
  • Administrator
  • Director of business development
  • Executive director
  • Practice manager
  • Vice president
  • Chief nursing officer
  • Director of risk management
  • Director of patient safety
  • Director operations
  • Health Systems Specialist
  • Health Administration Specialist
  • Management Analyst

Healthcare Suppliers

  • Consulting firms
  • Healthcare management companies
  • Companies that develop, manufacture, and market supplies and equipment
  • Pharmaceutical organizations
  • Biotechnology companies
  • Educational organizations
  • Consultant
  • Marketing manager
  • Buyer
  • Sales director
  • Director of market research faculty/instructor
  • Product manager
  • Analyst

Health Insurance Organizations

  • Research analyst
  • Utilization manager
  • Quality improvement coordinator
  • Client manager
  • Director of strategic planning

Healthcare Policy Organizations

  • Communications director
  • Legislative assistant
  • Policy analyst
  • Community healthcare organizer
  • Health planner

EMPLOYMENT RATE AND SALARY INFORMATION FOR GRADUATES

There are 5,710 medical and health service manager positions in Kentucky with an employment rise of 4.2%. The annual mean wage is $94,600 with a rise of 2.0%. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Kentucky

As of 2020, there were 429,800 medical and health services managers employed in the U.S. with a rise of 32% by 2030. The national annual median is $104,280. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $59,980 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $195,630. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in May 2020, the median annual wages for medical and health services managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

Government

$116,380

Hospitals (state, local, and private)

$112,870

Outpatient care centers

$100,690

Offices of physicians

$94,230

Nursing and residential care facilities

$89,880

Sources:
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ky.htm#11-0000
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm#tab-1

 

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