Health information specialist

Duties and responsibilities:

 Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings. They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients There are a many job specialties in the field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists

Average Salary:   

$20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists) 

$23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians) 

$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Education:

Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  Training is usually conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges.  To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.

Accredited record technicians must earn an associate's degree from an accredited college program or from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program.  Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination.

Record administrators must complete a bachelor's degree program in the field and pass a certification examination.

I don’t think I would like to be a health information specialist because my interest aren’t in the medical field