Health Information Schools In Florida

Florida has 38 accredited health information schools where health information faculty who teach health information classes can find employment. The trends in Florida's health information academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in health information includes health information training at the following levels:

Health Information Certificate
Associates degree in Health Information
Bachelors degree in Health Information

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Statistics

Professional Trends

Florida Vs. National Health Information Employment

Florida	10,880
National	176,090

Of all of the health information professionals in the country, nearly 6% are in the state of Florida.

Employment Growth for Health information professionals In Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
9,580	9,040	9,850	10,420	10,880

Yellow: Actual Values

In Florida, health information is a growing field. In Florida, 1,300 more health information professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of health information has grown by 14% in Florida. This growth is faster than the change in the number of health information professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of health information professionals has grown by 7% from 2006 to 2010.

Health Information VS. All Professions salaries in Florida

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$29,840	$30,540	$31,860	$32,130	$33,860
$43,191	$44,171	$45,158	$47,627	$48,473

Light Blue: Health Information
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Florida, as the number of health information professionals is growing, the salaries earned by health information professionals are increasing. Health information professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $29,840 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $33,860 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Health information professionals in Florida

10th percentile	$20,590
25th percentile	$24,230
50th percentile	$30,530
75th percentile	$40,950
90th percentile	$53,930

This represents a 12% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Florida state, within the field of health information, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid health information professionals earn 162% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Health information professionals and related professions in Florida

Health Information	$33,860
Health Information Management	$66,820
Health Science	$71,943
Information Systems	$98,795
Information Technology	$77,074
Medical Coding	$33,860

In Florida, health information professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Health Information programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida

associate	23
bachelor	5
master	0
doctor	0
Certificate	13
Total	41

The number of students graduating from the 38 accredited health information schools in Florida is decreasing. In 2006 there were 647 health information graduates from health information courses in Florida and in 2010 there were 421 graduates.

This represents a 35% decrease in the number of health information degree or certificate school graduates in Florida state. 56% of these graduates received a associate's degree in health information.

Health Information Faculty Salaries in Florida

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