Exactly 850 of Kentucky's 2,720 health information professionals work in Louisville. There has been a 2% decline in the number of health information professionals in Louisville between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of health information professionals in Louisville has decreased, overall employment in Louisville has increased.

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As the number of health information professionals in Louisville has shrunk, salaries for health information professionals have increased. In 2010 health information professionals in Louisville reportedly earned an average salary of $31,910 per year. The average salary for health information professionals in Louisville was $31,320 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Louisville.

Louisville health information professionals earn a median yearly salary of $29,050. The difference in pay between the health information professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 130%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $21,400 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $49,210 per year.

Louisville health information professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 3 accredited health information schools in the city. Many of Louisville's health information professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 4 degree and certificate programs in health information offered by Louisville's health information schools.

Approximately 66 students completed health information courses in 2010.