Exactly 480 of Louisiana's 2,470 health information professionals work in Baton Rouge. The number of health information professionals in Baton Rouge has grown by 26% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of health information professionals in Baton Rouge has increased, overall employment in Baton Rouge has also increased.

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Salaries for health information professionals in Baton Rouge have increased. In 2010 Baton Rouge health information professionals earned an average yearly salary of $29,160. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for health information professionals in Baton Rouge was $24,590 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Baton Rouge.

Health information professionals in Baton Rouge make a median yearly salary of $26,630. The 10% of health information professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $18,070 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $44,980 per year.

Health information professional salaries in Baton Rouge are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited health information school in the city. Many of Baton Rouge's health information professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in health information offered by Baton Rouge's health information school.

In 2010 approximately 41 students completed health information courses.